Legal Opinion
Whitlow v. City of Louisville
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 1, 2002No. 00-6557PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Larry Whitlow, personal representative for the estate of Robert Whitlow (“Whitlow” or “Decedent”), appeals the district court’s October 11, 2000 order granting summary judgment, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, in favor of Defendants— the City of Louisville; Doug Hamilton, chief of the Louisville Police Department; and 20 unnamed city police officers—as to Plaintiffs federal constitutional and state law claims. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants violated Decedent’s Fourth Amendment Rights by using excessive force in effecting his arrest, which resulted in his death.…
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