Legal Opinion
Havens v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 15, 2015No. 14-1118UnpublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
1 Plaintiff Darrell Havens pleaded guilty in Colorado state court to attempted assault of Detective William Johnson. He then brought suit in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Johnson used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The district court granted Johnson’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that Havens failed to establish a prima facie case of excessive force and that Johnson was entitled to qualified immunity. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm on the alternative ground that Havens’s claim is…
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