· 7/1/1997
Latta v. Keryte
Citations
- 118 F.3d 693
- 1997 WL 360999
How courts have described this case
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- holding that no seizure occurred where police officer approached parked vehicle and asked defendant to get out, but instead the defendant drove off
- holding that the use of force was proportionate and reasonable, where the officer used deadly force to stop the plaintiff, only after non-deadly force proved unsuccessful
- holding that a fleeing motorist was not seized for Fourth Amendment purposes until the law enforcement officers were successful in stopping the motorist at a roadblock
- upholding summary judgment where officers physically removed the plaintiff from the vehicle, shackled his arms and legs, and placed him on ground
- articulating more specific application of \shocks the conscience\ standard in excessive-force context
- articulating more specific application of \shocks the conscience\ standard in excessive-force context
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Judges: Anderson, Tacha, Baldock
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