Legal Opinion

James v. City of Birmingham

District Court, N.D. Alabama

Decided February 19, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-02082-JEOPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN E. OTT, United States Chief Magistrate Judge.

This case is before the court on defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. 53).1 The motion has been fully briefed and is properly under submission before the court. (Docs. 54, 57 & 58). This case stems from an interaction between plaintiff and several City of Birmingham police officers that resulted in plaintiff being hit with a Taser and arrested for drinking in public. After the dismissal of two defendants and Count I (the excessive force claim),2 the following claims remain: false imprisonment brought pursuant to §…

2Cases cited49 opinions

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3Cited by1 opinion

Thompson v. City of Florence, AlabamaDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2019