De Forest v. Hartley

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• holding that a plaintiff must allege sufficient facts to show both a conspiracy and a deprivation of constitutional rights
• noting that plaintiffs failed to allege or prove excusable neglect by arguing that response actually had been mailed
• noting that plaintiffs failed to allege or prove excusable neglect by arguing that response actually had been mailed
• determining that conspiracy claim failed because the plaintiff failed to establish the existence of a constitutional violation, which was “an essential element of the conspiracy claim”
• holding that police officers did not use unreasonable force when they ordered suspected felon with injured shoulder and a reputation for possessing firearms to lie on the floor, handcuffed the suspect’s hands behind his back, and then lifted him off the floor by the wrist
• holding the officers did not use excessive force by “shoving [an innocent bystander] to the floor, drawing a weapon on her, and handcuffing her” (brackets and internal quotation 15 marks omitted)

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