Legal Opinion
Henry Davis v. Michael White
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2015No. 14-1722PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
After a fight with police officers at the Ferguson, Missouri, jail, Henry M. Davis brought this civil action. He asserted 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims against officers Michael White, John Beaird, and Kim Tihen for using excessive force; the City of Ferguson for municipal liability; and Beaird for violating Davis’s substantive due process rights by filing false complaints against him. Davis also asserted assault and battery claims against the officers individually under Missouri law. Officer White suffered a broken nose in the altercation and filed an assault and battery…
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