Legal Opinion
Orsak v. Metropolitan Airports Commission Airport Police Department
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided December 14, 2009No. Civil 08-5274 (JRT/FLN)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOHN R. TUNHEIM, District Judge.
Plaintiff Stephan R. Orsak was bicycling on the road leading away from the Lindbergh Terminal of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when Officer Brad Wingate stopped him. Officer Win-gate eventually ordered another officer to deploy a taser against Orsak. Orsak alleges that Officer Wingate, in so doing, used excessive force in violation of Orsak’s Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable seizures. Officer Wingate and the Metropolitan…
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