Legal Opinion
Russo v. City of Cincinnati
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1992No. Nos. 90-3432, 90-3936PublishedCited by 343 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
On January 6, 1988, plaintiffs-appellees, the estate and family of Thomas Bubenhofer, filed a complaint seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) against defendants-appellants, Police Sergeant Richard Size-more, Police Officer Robert Burch Scholl, Police Specialist Sandra Lemker, and the City of Cincinnati for the shooting death of Thomas Bubenhofer. The plaintiffs alleged three theories of recovery: (1) that the officers’ warrantless entry into Buben-hofer’s apartment violated his constitutional rights; (2) that the officers’ use of force was excessive;…
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