Legal Opinion

Alan Baynes v. Brandon Cleland

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 24, 2015No. 14-2235PublishedCited by 330 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARBLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Alan Baynes appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendants Deputy Brandon Cleland, Deputy Frank Maiorana, and Ma-comb County on his claims of excessive force and deliberate indifference to a serious medical need under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We hold that Defendants Cleland and Maiorana are not entitled to qualified immunity for Baynes’ claim of excessive force. Accordingly, the district court’s judgment on Baynes’ excessive force claim is hereby REVERSED and REMANDED for trial. We further hold that Baynes’ claim of deliberate…

2Cases cited71 opinions

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