Legal Opinion
Pinkney v. Thomas
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided September 17, 2008No. 2:07-cr-00186PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROGER B. COSBEY, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Stephen J. Pinkney is suing William Thomas, a Fort Wayne police officer, and Ralph Peconge, a Fort Wayne Community Schools (“FWCS”) security guard, in their individual capacities, alleging they used excessive force during his arrest on October 6, 2006. Concerning Peconge, Pinkney alleges an Indiana tort claim of battery, as well as a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim that Pe-conge used unreasonable force in concert with Thomas or that Peconge should have stopped Thomas from repeatedly hitting him. Peconge has filed a motion…
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