Excessive Force Claim Fails: Officers' Actions Not Cruel and Unusual Punishment
First Circuit · 2025-12-01 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Dor v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant correctional officers alleging excessive force durin...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
First Circuit · 2025-05-06 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Waltermeyer v. Hazlewood, decided by First Circuit on May 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Hazl...