Legal Opinion
Davis v. Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 14, 2004No. 03-7207, 03-7255PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Dorian Davis appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Peter C. Dorsey, J.) in favor of defendants in plaintiffs suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Davis principally alleged in his suit that Hartford police officers Richard Rodriguez, William Rivera and Troy Gordon violated his rights under the First, Fourth and Eighth Amendments when they used excessive force to illegally seize and search him. Davis also alleged a claim against the City of Hartford based on the same incident. Davis also claimed that Hartford…
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