Abdul Khan v. Newell Normand, Sheriff, et a

Abdul and Hajera Khan filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for claims arising out of their son’s death. The district court granted summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity against their claims that law enforcement personnel used excessive force in restraining him. The Khans appealed and argue that the use of a four-point restraint in this case was excessive force and the defendants were not entitled to qualified immunity. We AFFIRM.

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Late on July 17, 2007, Nayeem Khan, who suffered from a mental illness, began running around inside a Winn-Dixie store at closing time and…