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GETZ v. SWOAP

No. 15-3514.

833 F.3d 646 (2016)

Beverly J. GETZ, Executrix for the Estate of Robert T. Getz, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. SWOAP, Wood County Sheriff's Office, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 16, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Thomas A. Sobecki , Toledo, Ohio, for Appellant. Linda F. Holmes , Arlen B. de la Serna , Wood County Prosecutor's Office, Bowling Green, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: GRIFFIN and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges; and CLELAND, District Judge.

OPINION

This Fourth Amendment excessive force claim, through 42 U.S.C. § 1983, arises from the familiar setting of an interaction between an officer and an angry, uncooperative citizen. The facts illustrate yet again why it is a bad idea to question and argue, and to physically resist an investigating officer...

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