Legal Opinion
Cruz v. City of Laramie
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 15, 2001No. 99-8045, 99-8049, 99-8050PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge.
The City of Laramie, Wyoming, and four of its police officers appeal the denial of their motions for summary judgment. For the reasons assigned we affirm in part and reverse in part.
BACKGROUND
On June 10, 1996, in late afternoon, the Laramie Police Department received a complaint that a man, later identified as Thomas C. Cruz, was running around naked. Officer Troy Jensen, the first to arrive on the scene, found the naked Cruz on an exterior landing of an apartment building, jumping up and down, yelling, and kicking his legs in the air. Officer Bonnie Noel then arrived…
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