BASS v. ROBINSON

No. 97-1326.

167 F.3d 1041 (1999)

Jerry Lorenzo BASS, a/k/a Afif Abdul R. Karriem, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kevin ROBINSON; James Lashbrook, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Lorenzo Bass (briefed), Muskegon Correctional Facility, Muskegon, Michigan, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sharon D. Blackmon (briefed), Detroit City Law Department, Detroit, Michigan, for Defedants-Appellees.

Before: NELSON, BOGGS, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.


CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Jerry Lorenzo Bass, a/k/a Afif Abdul R. Karriem, proceeding pro se, appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment to Defendants, Kevin Robinson and James Lashbrook, in this civil rights action. Because we find that a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether Defendants—both police officers for the City of Detroit—used excessive force in effectuating Plaintiff's arrest, the district...

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