Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Wyckoff
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 15, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-K-530PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action for damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. It is difficult to conceive of how a complaint could be more poorly drafted. On March 2, 1982, detective Dan Wyckoff, a Denver police officer, shot plaintiff Gregory Garcia as he eluded Wyckoff in a foot chase following his arrest. Plaintiff alleges that Wyckoff violated his civil rights by using excessive force in apprehending him. He also avers that police officer M.J. Scanlin deprived him of his constitutional rights when Scanlin purportedly concealed Wyckoff’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Martinez v. HarperColorado Court of Appeals · 1990
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