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Sixth Circuit· 4/4/2008

Davenport v. Causey

Citations

  • 521 F.3d 544
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 7150
  • 2008 WL 899017

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that there was active resistance because the suspect delivered “closed-fisted blows” to the officer’s head
  • holding that there was active resistance because the suspect delivered “closed-fisted blows” to the officer’s head
  • concluding that “[m]ore force is also proper, which could include deadly force, if the suspect was fighting with the police”
  • holding that the city was not liable because the court held no constitutional violations occurred
  • finding that “closed-fisted blows ... may constitute deadly force” especially when directed at the head
  • holding a suspect that had “a lot of physical strength and ... brute force” “actively resisted” arrest when “attacked two officers,” “used closed-flsted blows,” and knocked one down

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Judges: Boggs, Kennedy, Jordan

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Cites

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