Legal Opinion
Louis Gradisher v. City of Akron
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 24, 2015No. 14-3973PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Chief Judge.
One afternoon, plaintiff Louis Dana Gradisher consumed multiple alcoholic drinks, then made several erratic phone calls to 911 complaining about someone with a gun. When officers from the City of Akron Police Department arrived at his residence and Gradisher locked his door and retreated upon seeing them, they feared that someone inside might need help. The officers thereupon broke down the door and entered the house. They found Gradisher hiding under a sheet in his dark basement. What happened next is subject to debate, but after a few seconds, one of the officers…
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