Martin v. Anderson

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WALKER, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiffs Joseph Martin and Elenson Smith bring this action against the City of Opp and three of its police officers, Junior Anderson, Scotty Brooks, and Jerome Cobb. Plaintiffs assert claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the individual defendants — specifically, both plaintiffs bring claims of excessive force in violation of the Fourth and Eighth Amendments to the United States Constitution and plaintiff Smith brings a claim for false arrest and imprisonment in violation of the Fourth Amendment. 1 Count IV of the complaint…