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Tenth Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment for City in Excessive Force Case
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...
Appellate Court Reinstates Excessive Force and Negligence Claims Against Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and Officer
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...
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Officer in Excessive Force Case, Citing Factual Disputes
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 ...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Officer in Excessive Force and False Arrest Case
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...
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Officer, Denying Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Taser Case
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...
Court orders review of police internal affairs records in excessive force case
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...
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Officer in Excessive Force Case, Citing Disputed Facts
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...
Officer's prior misconduct records discoverable in excessive force case
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...
Fourth Circuit: Obstruction of Justice Justifies Arrest, Dismisses Claims
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...
SCOTUS: Mandatory minimum sentences for felonies are constitutional
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...
Defendant Convicted of Assault, Acquitted of Resisting Arrest
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...
School district's plea to jurisdiction denied in bullying case
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...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for H-E-B in excessive force case
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...
Defendant convicted of resisting arrest, acquitted of aggravated assault
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...
Police qualified immunity upheld in warrantless entry case
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...
Police entitled to qualified immunity for resisting arrest arrest
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...
Qualified Immunity Shields City Officers from Fourth Amendment Claims
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...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for City in Excessive Force Case
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 ...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
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...
Officer Not Immune for Excessive Force During Arrest
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...
Police Qualified Immunity Upheld in Drug Transaction Stop
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 ...
Police search of property upheld as reasonable under Fourth Amendment
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...
Qualified Immunity Granted to Officer for Arrest Actions
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 ...