Howe v. Civiletti

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the existence of probable cause in a S 1983 case is a jury question
• detailing that the Fourth Amendment prohibits arrests without probable cause
• plaintiff had a claim for excessive force where officers handcuffed suspects, threw them to the floor and pressed service revolvers against their heads
• \[I]n a S 1983 action the factual matters underlying the judgment of reasonableness generally mean that probable cause is a question for the jury.\

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