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Tenth Circuit· 2/10/2006

Cortez v. McCauley

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  • 438 F.3d 980
  • 2006 WL 308260

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  • when an excessive force claim rests solely on an allegation that the force was excessive because the underlying seizure itself was unlawful, the excessive force claim is derivative of the unlawful seizure and does not constitute a separate claim for relief

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Judges: Ebel, Henry, White

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