Legal Opinion
Erin O'Donnell v. City of Cleveland
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 23, 2016No. 15-4398PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge.
In November 2012, thirteen police officers—twelve Caucasian and one Hispanic—engaged in a high-speed car chase in Cleveland, Ohio. When the car finally came to a stop, the officers fired 139 bullets into the vehicle, killing the two African American suspects inside. The public outcry was deafening; the event’s racial underpinnings spawned extensive media coverage, and the community demanded resignations and answers. The officers involved in the traumatic incident were subsequently assigned to restricted duty pursuant to departmental policy. Nine of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by88 opinions
- Erick Peeples v. City of Detroit, Mich.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018
- Major Smith, III v. City of Toledo, OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
- Morris Johnson v. Ohio Dep't of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
- Emily Evans v. Phil PlummerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
- Hicks v. Benton County Board of EducationDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2016
83 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.