Benavidez v. City of Rochester, Indiana

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION EDWARD BENAVIDEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 3:21-CV-522 JD CITY OF ROCHESTER, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER The Plaintiffs, Edward Benavidez and Pequitti Montelongo, sued the City of Rochester, Indiana, and several of its police officers for allegedly using excessive force in arresting them on July 30, 2019. The Plaintiffs allege this use of excessive force violated their rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and constituted battery in violation of Indiana state law.1 The…