Sixth Circuit· 5/28/2009

Grawey v. Drury

Citations

567 F.3d 302
2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 11181
2009 WL 1479017

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recognizing that a specific body of caselaw did not exist regarding the misconduct at issue, but still finding that the officer violated the plaintiff’s clearly established right
observing that disturbing the peace is a “relatively minor” offense and, given the circumstances, did not merit the use of pepper spray
holding officers’ use of pepper spray unreasonable when the arrestee had placed his hands against a wall and gave no indication of resistance
holding officers’ use of pepper spray unreasonable when the arrestee had placed his hands against a wall and gave no indication of resistance
holding officers’ use of pepper spray unreasonable when arrestee gave no indication of resistance
accepting parties’ argument that good-faith analysis under Michigan law is “essentially the same” as the objective- reasonableness test for federal qualified immunity

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Judges: Kethledge, White, Polster

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