Brittany A. Karels v. Gabriel A. Storz

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Brittany Karels brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Gabriel Storz and Samuel Norlin, in their individual capacities as officers of the Big Lake, Minnesota, Police Department. Karels alleged, inter alia , that the officers used excessive force in effectuating her arrest in violation of her Fourth Amendment rights. After the officers moved for summary judgment, Karels withdrew her claim against Norlin. As relevant here, the district court 1 determined that Storz was not entitled to qualified immunity on the excessive force claim and denied summary judgment as…