RIVERS v. BURNETTE

Civil Action No. 4:13-01914-BHH.

Maurio Rivers, #232669 Plaintiff, v. Joe Burnette; Tim Knight, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina.

February 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurio Rivers, Plaintiff, Pro Se.

Joe Burnette, Defendant, represented by Alissa Collins Lietzow , Stuckey Law Offices & James Albert Stuckey, Jr , Stuckey Law Offices.

Tim Knight, Defendant, represented by Alissa Collins Lietzow , Stuckey Law Offices & James Albert Stuckey, Jr , Stuckey Law Offices.


OPINION AND ORDER

BRUCE HOWE HENDRICKS, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Maurio Rivers ("Rivers"), proceeding pro se, brought this Section 1983 action alleging that Lieutenant Joe Burnette ("Lt. Burnette") and Corporal Tim Knight ("Cpl. Knight") ("the defendants"), who at the relevant time were both officers with the Dorchester County Sheriff's Department, used excessive force in arresting him following a high-speed chase. The...

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