Comprehensive guide to Excessive Force cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Manning v. City of Tulsa, decided by Tenth Circuit on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Tuls...
This case involves Mr. Thomas, who sued the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and Officer Pregno, alleging that Officer Pregno used excessive force against him during an arrest. Thomas claimed tha...
This case involves Latasha Rouse, who sued Matthew Fader, a police officer, alleging that he used excessive force against her during an arrest. The incident occurred when Officer Fader responded to a ...
This case involves Chong Lee, who sued Bradley Mlodzik, a police officer, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive force and false arrest. Lee alleged that Mlodzik used excessive force during an arrest fo...
This case involves Keith Edwards, who sued Officer J. Grubbs under Section 1983, alleging excessive force during an arrest. Edwards claimed that Officer Grubbs used a taser on him without justificatio...
People v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and ot...
This case involves Shauntae Anderson, who sued William Crouch, a police officer, for excessive force and unlawful arrest after an incident where she was tased and arrested. The district court initiall...
People v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon...
Ashley Cooper v. City of Wheeling, decided by Fourth Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Ci...
The Supreme Court of the United States addressed the issue of whether a state can impose a mandatory minimum sentence on a defendant who has been convicted of a felony, even if that sentence is less t...
In this case, the defendant, Galindo, was charged with several crimes, including assault and resisting arrest. The prosecution presented evidence, including witness testimony and physical evidence, to...
La Joya Independent School District v. Laura Varela Individually and A/N/F K.R., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Laura Varel...
Jesus Castillo v. H-E-B, LP, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jesus Castillo, sued H-E-B, LP, alleging that H-E-B's security gu...
This case involves a defendant, Michael Owens, who was charged with several crimes, including aggravated assault and resisting arrest. The State presented evidence that Owens assaulted a police office...
Daniel Grand v. City of University Heights, Ohio, decided by Sixth Circuit on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary j...
Scott Kampas v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, decided by Eighth Circuit on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgm...
Bitner v. City of Pekin, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on September 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bitner, sued the City of Pekin for alleged violations of his Fourt...
Lee Brown v. City of Dermott Arkansas, decided by Eighth Circuit on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...
Cintron v. Bibeault, decided by First Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a c...
Keith Isaac, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant, a former police officer, was entitled to qualifie...
Whitney Hodges v. City of Grand Rapids, Mich., decided by Sixth Circuit on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment ...
Gluck v. City and County of San Francisco, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gluck, sued the City and County of San Francisco f...
Michael A. Pohl v. Mark Kentrell Cheatham, Sr., decided by Texas Supreme Court on May 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant, a former police ...
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