Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Cannon
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided January 30, 2018No. Nos. 3:15–05346 BJR; 3:16–cv–05392 CONSOLIDATED CASESPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION ...1190
II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND ...1190
A. Shooting of Leonard Thomas...1191
B. Jury Trial...1193 *1190III. DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW ...1193
A. E.T.'s Unreasonable Seizure Claim (Verdict Question One)...1194
B. Estate's Unreasonable Seizure Claim (Verdict Question One)...1195
C. Estate's Excessive Force Claim Against Wiley (Verdict Question Two)...1195
D. Fourteenth Amendment Deprivation of Familial Relationship (Verdict Question Three)...1196
E. Unreasonable Search and Seizure: Explosive Breach (Verdict Question Four)...1198
F. Unreasonable Seizure…
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