Diana Mickle, John R. Williams v. Sean Morin and Ronald Smith

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• holding that grant of judgment as a matter of law based upon qualified immunity was improper when facts were in dispute
• holding that rational juror could find use of force ex- cessive where handcuffing caused bruising and dislocated rotator cuff and plaintiff’s only offense was making non- emergency calls to 911
• stating that the court must draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the non-moving party
• discussing that in addition to showing bad faith, the court must also provide specific notice of its consideration of sanctions and an opportunity to be heard before their imposition
• reversing sanction of dismissal for attorney misconduct due to lack of notice and opportunity to be heard
• collecting cases where factual disputes “were sufficient to preclude summary judgment dismissing a § 1983 claim for excessive force”

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