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Officer Not Immune for Excessive Force After Subduing Suspect
Brandon Case v. Officer Beasley, decided by Fourth Circuit on February 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to O...
Sheriff Not Liable for Excessive Force in Arrest
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 ...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Officer in Excessive Force Case
Debbie Tucker v. Alejandro Boldo, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
Court Upholds Police Use of Force and Arrest in Excessive Force Case
Ferguson v. Cleveland Div. of Police, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ferguson, sued the Cleveland Division of Police allegin...
Deputy Denied Qualified Immunity for Tasing Fleeing Suspect
Emma Jane Prospero v. Deputy Ryan Sullivan, decided by Eleventh Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualifie...
Excessive Force Claim Fails: Qualified Immunity Shields Officer
McNeil v. Gittere, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment to a defendant police off...
Excessive Force Claim Plausible, Qualified Immunity Denied
Saadiq Long v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Fourth Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a claim f...
Qualified Immunity Affirmed in Excessive Force Traffic Stop Case
Kacey Green v. Mervin Lee Johnson, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the defendant, Mervin Lee Johnson,...
Officer's use of force reasonable, excessive force claim fails
Patrice Daniels v. Latoya Hughes, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
Officer Denied Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case
Cortez v. Bondi, decided by Tenth Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a police officer in a ...
Officer Denied Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force
Diaz v. Kopp, decided by Second Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a police officer accused...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Daniel Christensen v. William Weiss, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to th...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Antonio Smith v. John Kind, decided by Seventh Circuit on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendan...
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Hostile Work Environment Claim
Alexander Smith v. City of Atlantic City, decided by Third Circuit on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to th...