Legal Opinion
Jerry Lorenzo Bass, A/K/A Afif Abdul R. Karriem v. Kevin Robinson James Lashbrook
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1999No. 97-1326PublishedCited by 425 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Jerry Lorenzo Bass, a/k/a Afif Abdul R. Karriem, proceeding pro se, appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Defendants, Kevin Robinson and James Lashbrook, in this civil rights action. Because we find that a genuine issue of material fact exists as to-whether Defendants — both police officers for the City of Detroit — used excessive force in effectuating Plaintiffs arrest, the district court’s order is AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and the case is REMANDED for trial.
BACKGROUND
On August 12, 1993, Plaintiff was arrested by…
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