Legal Opinion
Fisher v. City of Las Cruces
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 19, 2009No. 07-2294PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
After Robert Fisher mistakenly shot himself twice, his wife called 911. Two officers responded to the call. Fisher alleges, despite the seriousness of the gunshot wounds to his bicep and stomach, the officers handcuffed him in a painful manner that exacerbated his injuries. Fisher filed suit, claiming the officers violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by employing excessive force in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
The district court disagreed and granted summary judgment to the officers on qualified immunity grounds. The court concluded that, although the force used by…
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