Legal Opinion
Statchen v. Palmer
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 15, 2010No. 09-2418PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In June 2007, Carl Statchen struggled with two police officers over their attempt to take him into protective custody for public intoxication; he also fought the subsequent efforts of several officers to transport him from the station house to jail. Statchen later brought this civil rights action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006), alleging that the officers used excessive force in both episodes. The district court granted summary judgment against him, and he now appeals.
We recount the facts in the light most favorable to Statchen as the party opposing summary judgment. Dwan v.…
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