Legal Opinion
Charles Richard Riley v. James M. Dorton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1996No. 94-7120PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge NORTON joined. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Charles R. Riley sued James M. Dorton, a police detective, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, al*115leging that Detective Dorton used excessive force against him during interrogation after his arrest.1 The district court granted Detective Dorton’s motion for summary judgment because Riley suffered only de minimis injury at the hands of the detective. We reverse and remand for further proceedings because a § 1983…
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- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
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