Legal Opinion

Hancock v. City of Greenwood

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided May 1, 2013No. 4:12CV00055-MPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MICHAEL P. MILLS, Chief Judge.

This cause comes before the court on the motions of defendants for summary judgment, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. Plaintiff John Hancock has responded in opposition to the motion, and the court, having considered the memoranda and submissions of the parties, concludes that the motion is well taken and should be granted.

This is, inter alia, a § 1983 excessive force case arising out injuries allegedly suffered by plaintiff during his arrest for a May 20, 2009 domestic violence incident. On that night, Greenwood’s police dispatchers received a call from Lisa…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Bazan Ex Rel. Bazan v. Hidalgo CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  5. Easter v. PowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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