Fisher v. City of Las Cruces, No. 07-2294

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by defendant-officers in arresting plaintiff, summary judgment for defendants on qualified immunity grounds is reversed where plaintiff's injuries were sufficient to satisfy the minimal threshold injury requirement.

Read Fisher v. City of Las Cruces, No. 07-2294

Appellate Information

Filed October 19, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Tymkovich

Counsel

For Appellant:

Dennis W. Montoya, Montoya Law, Inc., Rio Rancho, NM

For Appellees:

Jared Abrams, City of Las Cruces, NM