Legal Opinion
Greenidge v. Ruffin
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1991No. 89-2754PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant brought suit against defendant-appellee under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 Appellant alleges that the deadly force used by appellee police officer in a prostitution arrest was unreasonable and in violation of his constitutional rights. The police officer shot the appellant causing him to suffer permanent injury. The case was tried to a jury on federal and common law claims.2 The trial judge excluded evidence of the officer’s alleged violation of police procedures. Additionally, upon ap-pellee’s motion for a protective order, the judge rejected…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- James Johnson, Jr. v. D. MorelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Dennis Persinger v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Larry Ford v. David Childers, Roger Jones and City of Taylorville, Illinois, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- Maria Salim, Administratrix of the Estate of Eric Reyes, I/o v. William ProulxCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Jones v. BuchananCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
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