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· 7/27/2009

Wargo v. MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE, PA

Citations

  • 646 F. Supp. 2d 777
  • 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64452
  • 2009 WL 2244538

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Even if a plaintiff is not armed, it is reasonable for law enforcement officers to employ multiple rounds of non-lethal force if necessary to effectuate an arrest.”
  • “[I]t would not be deemed unreasonable for Pascarella to have used his taser a second time when Wargo mounted his last act of resistance by refusing to assume a position that allowed for his arrest.”

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Judges: Terrence F. McVerry

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