B. v. SHAW

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LINDA B.; and R.B., ) ) ) 2:21-CV-578 Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) JAMES E. SHAW, SR.; and JESSE ) ) SNYDER, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM ORDER In October 2020, a high-school student was stopped on school grounds by two school police officers for vaping. One officer (Shaw) threw the student to the ground, before tightly cuffing him. The other officer (Snyder) stood by his side and did nothing. From this incident (which was mostly captured on video), the student filed suit, alleging claims for excessive force, failure to…