Legal Opinion
Glenn W. Phelps, Jr. v. Robert M. Coy, Jr., Christin Stutes
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 10, 2002No. 00-4257PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
In this case, a civil rights defendant takes an interlocutory appeal from the district court’s denial of his motion requesting summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. Glenn Phelps sued Robert M. Coy, Jr., a sergeant in the Xenia, Ohio police department, alleging that Coy used unnecessary force while booking Phelps for a misdemeanor, specifically that Coy threw Phelps to the ground and banged his head against the floor of the police station. Coy moved for summary judgment, contending that he was entitled to qualified immunity because there was…
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