Paige v. City of Lynchburg

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that an officer’s use of excessive force in five incidents did not constitute evidence of habit
• holding that denial of joinder motion is reviewed for abuse of discretion
• holding there was no realistic opportunity to intervene where officer tackled and cuffed plaintiff in a matter of seconds
• explaining that § 1983 municipal liability is derivative in nature, and that absent a constitutional injury there can be no claim against a municipality
• explaining that a nonparty seeking to join a case should file a motion to intervene under Rule 24, rather than seek joinder
• explaining that a nonparty seeking to join a case should file a motion to intervene under Rule 24, rather than seek joinder

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