Legal Opinion
Melissa Standifer v. Jacob Lacon
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 16, 2014No. 14-3055UnpublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
On the night of May 7, 2010, Melissa Standifer needed help. When she began hallucinating about seeing blood everywhere, her mother called the police. Once the police arrived, Standifer descended into a “flat rage” and resisted the police officers’ help. One officer handcuffed her and held her wrists so she could be safely taken to the hospital. As the officer walked her to the curb, she kicked him in the groin and ended up on the ground. The officer says she fell, but Standifer says that she was taken down by the officer. She fractured her neck in the process…
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