Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Lamp
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided November 3, 2015No. C 15-4070-MWBPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS
MARK W. BENNETT, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.. .798
*798 II. ARGUMENTS OF THE PARTIES. . .799
A. Summary of the Plaintiffs’ Argument .. ,799
B. Summary of the Defendants’ Argument. ...800
III. DISCUSSION.. .801
A. Standard of Review for Motion to Dismiss.. .801
B. Excessive Force in Violation of the Iowa Constitution.. .802
C. Excessive Force Pursuant to Section 1983.. .803
D. Qualified Immunity For Excessive Force.. .806
E. Iowa Tort Claims Act.. .809
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