Legal Opinion
Clark v. Thomas
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided February 28, 2007No. 05-2550-JWLPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.
In this case, plaintiff Marcus Clark alleges that defendant Bradley Thomas used excessive force in pursuing and arresting him. Plaintiff has asserted tort claims sounding in negligence and battery, and he also asserts a claim against Thomas under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has also sued the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri (Thomas’s employer) and the individual members of the Board in their official capacities, based on a theory of respondeat superior.
This matter comes before the Court on defendants’ motion for summary…
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