Legal Opinion
Charles Kostrzewa v. City of Troy
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 23, 2001No. 00-1037PublishedCited by 243 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Charles Kostrzewa (“Kostrzewa” or “plaintiff’) appeals the district court’s decision dismissing 1) his excessive force claims against the City of Troy, Michigan and two of its police officers, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 2) his state law claim of gross negligence against the same two officers, and 3) his state law malicious prosecution claim against a third officer who, when plaintiff demanded medical attention following an allegedly overly tight application of handcuffs, charged him with obstructing a police officer.
We REVERSE the…
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