Legal Opinion
George Dawson v. Michael Brown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 7, 2015No. 15-1517PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, George H. Dawson (“Dawson”), filed a six-count complaint that included, among other claims, a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Officers Michael Brown and Chance Warnisher of the Springfield Police Department for use of excessive force. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all six counts. On appeal, Dawson only challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Officer Brown on the excessive force claim. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
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