Zivojinovich v. Barner

How courts have described this case

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• holding that it was permissible to tase a handcuffed arrestee because he belligerently sprayed blood at an officer when he spoke
• holding that \using an uncomfortable hold” on \an uncooperative and potentially belligerent suspect is not unreasonable”
• concluding that where summary judgment is appropriate, no Seventh Amendment violation occurs
• explaining that the law enforcement officers “were lawfully executing their legal duty” by undertaking these actions
• holding that use of a taser when a suspect was handcuffed was not excessive when he had USCA11 Case: 25-10261 Document: 26-1 Date Filed: 05/29/2025 Page: 7 of 9 25-10261 Opinion of the Court 7 repeatedly ignored police instructions and acted belligerently to- ward police
• finding that deputies had probable cause to arrest the § 1983 plaintiff for resisting without violence where the plaintiff “disobeyed a command by members of law enforcement to sit while they executed their lawful duties”

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