Bettie Smith v. City of Minneapolis

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reiterating that an officer may be held liable only for his or use of excessive force
• explaining that officers bear the burden of proof for the affirmative defense of qualified immunity, but the plaintiff “must demonstrate that the law was clearly established” (citation omitted)
• finding no law clearly establishing that hitting and kicking a domestic abuse suspect who refused to comply with officer’s orders to “get down on the ground” and be handcuffed
• “Section 1986 does not sanction torty by association. An officer may be held liable only for his or her own use of excessive force.” (citations and quotation marks omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).