Brown v. City of Golden Valley, No. 08-1640

In an action alleging excessive force by the police, district court judgment denying defendants' motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity is affirmed where: 1) the court did not err in concluding that the officer's use of force was not objectively reasonable as a matter of law; 2) the law is clearly established such that a reasonable police officer is informed that it is unlawful to Taser a nonviolent, suspected misdemeanant who was not fleeing or resisting arrest and posed little or no threat to anyone's safety; and 3) a jury could find defendant is not entitled to official immunity because he willfully violated plaintiff's right to be free from excessive force.   

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Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Submitted: December 12, 2008
Filed: July 22, 2009

Judges
Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.