Dash v. Chasen

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an officer was entitled to qualified immun- ity where he “grabbed [the resisting plaintiff] by the back of the neck and jerked him back” while handcuffing him
• holding that “[a] person has the right to be free from an officer’s knowing use of 7 Officer Bacon explains that it is CCDOC policy to handcuff inmates who use a cane (whether this practice is followed is disputed
• stating that right to be free from use of handcuffs in a way that inflicts unnecessary pain depends on “whether the officer knows that he is inflicting such pain”
• discussing handcuffing that resulted in “blood and blister-type discoloration under [the plaintiff’s] skin, his hands were numb and painful, and his fingers were swollen for a few days”
• “One acceptable type of evidence is the plaintiff’s own affidavit, as long as it otherwise contains information that would be admissible if he were testifying directly.”
• district court is permitted to “jump[ ] directly to the qualified immunity inquiry”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).