Legal Opinion
Giannetti v. City of Stillwater
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 12, 2007No. Nos. 06-6085, 06-6094PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT **
ROBERT H. HENRY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal stems from the tragic events of May 1, 2003, which resulted in Mary Giannetti’s untimely death. Ms. Giannetti died after a struggle with several officers in the City of Stillwater municipal jail, where the officers restrained her after they arrested her for eluding the police, a misdemeanor. The struggle ensued when she violently refused to put on a jail jumpsuit. Mr. Giannetti, Ms. Giannetti’s personal representative and also her widower, sued the City and the involved officers, alleging state law claims of negligence and…
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