Legal Opinion
Hinton v. City of Elwood
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1993No. 91-3327PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of the arrest of the appellant, Kenneth Hinton,1 by several Elwood police officers for disorderly conduct. Hinton subsequently filed a claim against the arresting officers, the Mayor of Elwood, and the City of Elwood, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that he had been subjected to excessive force in violation of his constitutional rights. The district court dismissed Hinton’s claims on summary judgment. We find that the arresting officers’ use of force did not rise to the level of a constitutional violation and therefore affirm the district…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by127 opinions
- Medina v. CramCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Jenkins v. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Olsen v. Layton Hills MallCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Hinton v. City Of ElwoodCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- DiMeglio v. HainesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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