Marquez v. Albuquerque, City of

HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal of a judgment on a jury verdict for the Defendants in a § 1983 case alleging the use of excessive force to effectuate an arrest following a high-speed chase. Plaintiff, Mario Marquez, was a passenger in a car that was involved in a high-speed police chase that started because the police believed the car contained burglary suspects. At the conclusion of the chase, Plaintiff was apprehended by Defendant Lehocky’s police dog. Plaintiff sued, claiming the use of the dog constituted excessive force in violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

After a…