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· 11/14/2002

Terri Vinyard v. Steve Wilson

Citations

  • 311 F.3d 1340
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 23576
  • 2002 WL 31521208

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that an officer was acting within the scope of his discretionary authority when he arrested a subject and transported him to jail
  • holding that use of pepper spray was excessive where individual was handcuffed in patrol car and posed no threat to officers
  • holding that an officer was acting within the scope of his discretionary authority when he arrested a subject and transported him to jail
  • concluding that “an officer acts within the scope of his discretionary authority when he arrests and transports a subject to jail”
  • concluding that an officer was acting within scope of his discretionary authority when the officer arrested the plaintiff
  • holding that plaintiff was not entitled to an internal investigation of her complaints of police brutality

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Judges: Hull, Wilson, Fay

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