Estate of Bryant by Bryant v. Buchanan

BARKER, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the motion is granted in part and denied in part.

I.FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This is a § 1983 suit against several Indianapolis Police Department (“IPD”) officers and the City of Indianapolis for the death of Hersey Bryant. On August 9, 1992, Mr. Bryant disrupted a downtown church during Sunday worship. Among other things, Bryant was yelling at demons in the church and anointing church deacons with olive oil. Although it is not clear whether Bryant posed a physical threat…