Legal Opinion

Anthony Gant v. Daniel Hartman

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 14, 2019No. 18-1287PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hamilton, Circuit Judge.

Anthony Gant brought this action against three police officers and the City of Fort Wayne for injuries he sustained as he fled from an armed robbery. Gant's operative First Amended Complaint alleges several constitutional violations and seeks damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . The defendants moved for summary judgment, asserting claims of qualified immunity for Officers Daniel Hartman, Bradley Griffin, and Jason Palm.

The district court granted summary judgment for all defendants except Officer Hartman, who Gant alleges violated his Fourth Amendment rights by using…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Plumhoff v. RickardSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  5. Julian J. Miller v. Albert GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by40 opinions

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