Comprehensive guide to Objective Reasonableness Of Force cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Brown v. Salcido, decided by Ninth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of qualified immunity to a deputy sheriff accuse...
Richards v. Cuyahoga Cty. Corr. Ctr. Warden Shemo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the correctional center...
Jacqueline Gaines v. Denise Cross, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
Lewis v. Walley, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Walley,...
Bagby v. Davis, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant sheriff for alleged excessive force ...
Quiroz v. Hernandez, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Qu...
Ethan Marks v. Officer Benjamin Bauer, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunit...
John Dukeman, II v. Dylon Wyatt, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
Gonzalez Tomasini v. Steiner, decided by First Circuit on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defend...
Kevin Lewis v. Sheriff, Fulton County Georgia, decided by Eleventh Circuit on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualif...
Perdomo v. City of League City, TX, decided by Fifth Circuit on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the C...
Abbie Platt v. Melinda Mansfield, decided by Fourth Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the...
Abdelaziz v. Lugo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant sheriff and deputy sheriff for alleged...
Evans v. Garza, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Garza, in...
Kimberley Diane Settle v. David Collier, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgm...
Joshua Otero v. Christian Kane, decided by Third Circuit on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Adam Keup v. Nicholas Palmer, decided by Eighth Circuit on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the def...
Bernard Mims v. City of Chicago, decided by Seventh Circuit on October 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the...
Claudette Rabdeau v. Frank Bisignano, decided by Seventh Circuit on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to...
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...
Christian Lauria v. Lieb, decided by Third Circuit on September 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the District Court's grant of summary judgment to the defendan...
Fugedi v. Initram, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Initr...
Garcia v. County of Alameda, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a deput...
Anthony Browne v. Kimberly Reynolds, decided by Eighth Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...
Galbraith v. Hooper, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, findi...
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