Legal Opinion
Eileen M. Degraff v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 8, 1997No. 96-7060PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Senior Judge BUCKLEY.
BUCKLEY, Senior Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Eileen M. DeGraff brought an action in district court alleging that the District of Columbia and two Metropolitan Police Department officers had committed a variety of torts and violated the Fourth Amendment based on her claim that, after the officers had arrested her for driving under the influence of alcohol, they used excessive force when they carried her down a street and handcuffed her to a mailbox. The district court granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment. There being insufficient…
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