Awnings v. Fullerton

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Plaintiff filed suit against defendants under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging claims of false arrest, excessive force, and denial of medical care. The court affirmed the district court's judgment and held that plaintiff failed to meet his burden of showing the necessity to disqualify the entire City of Lincoln Attorney's Office and thus the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the motion to disqualify. The court also held that the district court did not err by granting qualified immunity to the officers and rejected plaintiff's claims of evidentiary errors. In this case, the false arrest claim failed because the officers had probable cause to arrest plaintiff for obstruction of justice; there were no genuine disputes of material fact regarding the excessive force claim; and the district court correctly dismissed plaintiff's claim against one of the officers from suit for denial of medical care. View "Awnings v. Fullerton" on Justia Law