Legal Opinion
Vondrak v. City of Las Cruces
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2008No. 07-2148, 07-2159PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought by plaintiff John Vondrak under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Officer Cindy McCants, Officer Nathan Krause, and the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico (collectively, “Defendants”). Vondrak has alleged claims against McCants and Krause for illegal arrest, excessive force, and inadequate medical attention, and Vondrak has included similar claims against the City for its failure to train its police officers adequately. The district court granted summary judgment to all Defendants on the inadequate medical attention claim, and to Krause on the illegal…
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