Legal Opinion
Corey Bland v. City of Newark
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 15, 2018No. 17-2228; 17-2229PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
This interlocutory appeal was filed by several law enforcement officers who were involved to varying degrees in a prolonged pursuit of a fleeing motorist, Corey Bland. The pursuit involved the use of lethal force against Bland, who sustained severe injuries after he was shot between 16 and 18 times. The question presented is whether the District Court committed legal error when it denied the officers summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds. Because the officers' conduct was within the bounds of the Supreme Court's relevant decisions regarding the use of lethal…
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