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· 3/4/2010

Schreiber v. Moe

Citations

  • 596 F.3d 323
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 4537
  • 2010 WL 724021

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the “right to be free from excessive force was clearly established” where an officer repeatedly punched handcuffed inmate in the face
  • concluding that Heck did not bar a claim where an officer continued to punch the suspect “even after the handcuffs were in place”
  • holding that an officer’s strike of a “neutralized” and handcuffed suspect was objectively unreasonable
  • explaining that “[i]n reviewing a summary judgment motion, credibility judgments and weighing of the evidence are prohibited”
  • explaining that evidence of force used in arresting defendant is generally not relevant to criminal prosecution
  • noting that force used after the arrestee was “neutralized” and under control may give rise to a claim that does not necessarily imply the invalidity of the conviction

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Siler, Moore, Clay

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