Bethea v. Delaware

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROBINSON, District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

On October 28, 2011, plaintiffs Rodney and Genevieve Bethea1 filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants State of Delaware, Delaware State Police, Corporal Greg Rah and Corporal Hassan Greene, arising from an incident occurring on April 1, 2011. (D.I. 1) Plaintiffs allege violations of their rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to be free from excessive force, false arrest, malicious prosecution, due process of law, and conspiracy. They also assert state law claims of assault, battery,…