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· 7/1/1997

Latta v. Keryte

Citations

  • 118 F.3d 693
  • 1997 WL 360999

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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