Legal Opinion

Strickland v. Shotts

District Court, N.D. Indiana

Decided November 24, 2004No. 4:03cv0026 ASPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ALLEN SHARP, District Judge.

The complaint in this case was filed on or about April 4, 2003 by counsel for Michael Wayne Strickland purporting to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, alleging that Defendants were “persons acting under color of state law and that Defendants” actions constituted a willful and wanton infliction of harm on the Plaintiff and an excessive use of force involving an arrest in violation of Plaintiffs rights secured by the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Where by Order of this Court, Elkhart City Police Department Officer…

2Cases cited39 opinions

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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