KINGSLEY v. HENDRICKSON

No. 14-6368.

135 S.Ct. 2466 (2015)

192 L.Ed.2d 435

Michael B. KINGSLEY, Petitioner v. Stan HENDRICKSON, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy M. Ward , Madison, WI, for Petitioner.

John F. Bash , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting affirmance.

Paul D. Clement , Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Wendy M. Ward , Jeffrey S. Ward , Edward J. Pardon , Merchant & Gould P.C., Madison, WI, Sarah O'Rourke Schrup , Northwestern University Supreme Court Practicum, Chicago, IL, Jeffrey T. Green , Counsel of Record, Adam N. Hallowell , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Steven J. Horowitz , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Paul D. Clement , D. Zachary Hudson , William R. Levi , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, Charles H. Bohl , Counsel of Record, Andrew A. Jones , Timothy H. Posnanski , Mpoli N. Simwanza-Johnson , James C. Remington , Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC, Milwaukee, WI, for Respondents.


In this case, an individual detained in a jail prior to trial brought a claim under Rev. Stat. § 1979, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against several jail officers, alleging that they used excessive force against him, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The officers concede...

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