Legal Opinion
Carr v. Deeds
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2006No. 05-1472, 05-2186PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Sharon Carr, individually and as administratrix of the estate of her son Joshua Morgan, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 2003), and various state law provisions, against the State of West Virginia, the Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police, and two of its troopers. Plaintiffs § 1983 claims allege that Trooper V.S. Deeds unconstitutionally employed excessive force against Morgan following Morgan’s arrest on…
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