Tracy v. Bittles

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction and Facts

This is a civil action brought by Susan Tracy, Special Administrator of the estate of Steven Tracy. This is an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 wherein it is alleged that the decedent, Steven Tracy, was shot and killed by one of the above named defendants. The plaintiff alleges that the shooting constituted an excessive and unreasonable use of force and that such shooting deprived Steven Tracy of life and liberty without due process of law as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, and that such seizure was without…