· 1/20/2000
Papp v. Snyder
Citations
- 81 F. Supp. 2d 852
- 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1011
- 2000 WL 130699
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “[n]o reasonable officer would use a choke hold and a carotid sleeper hold on a suspect who is both handcuffed and restrained by four other individuals”
- denying qualified immunity where jury could conclude that officer used a choke hold and carotid hold when the victim was restrained by others and handcuffed
- no qualified immunity for use of choke hold while suspect is handcuffed and restrained
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Judges: Gwin
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