Legal Opinion
Morelli v. Webster
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 7, 2009No. 08-1759PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this case, a prostitution sting backfired, spawning a series of events that culminated in a civil suit. That suit, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, included claims of unlawful detention and use of excessive force. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant (a police officer). See Morelli v. Webster, 554 F.Supp.2d 46 (D.Me.2008). We affirm as to the unlawful detention claims, but reverse as to the excessive force claims.
I. BACKGROUND
Because this is an appeal from the entry of summary judgment, we take the facts in the light most…
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