BROWN v. CHAPMAN

No. 15-3158.

814 F.3d 436 (2016)

Shirley BROWN, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Rodney Brown, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael CHAPMAN, et al., Defendants, Richard Rusnak; John Sattler; James Merritt; City of Cleveland, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: John P. Bacevice, Jr. , City of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Alphonse A. Gerhardstein , Gerhardstein & Branch, CO, LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: John P. Bacevice, Jr. , City of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Alphonse A. Gerhardstein , Gerhardstein & Branch, CO, LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: MOORE, CLAY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Rodney Brown died after police officers tasered him, physically subdued him, and placed him in a patrol car. His mother, Shirley Brown, filed a lawsuit against the police officers and the City of Cleveland, alleging excessive force and various state...

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