Carpenter v. Trammel

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:18-cv-00016-MR-WCM RACHEL CARPENTER, as ) Administratrix of the Estate of ) PEDRO CRUZ-AMADO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) MEMORANDUM OF ) DECISION AND ORDER ) WILSON SCOTT TRAMMEL, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment [Doc. 28]. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY This is an excessive force case arising from a Cleveland County Sheriff’s Deputy, Defendant W. Scott Trammel (“Defendant…