PROSISE v. HARING

No. 79-6310.

667 F.2d 1133 (1981)

John Franklin PROSISE, Appellant, v. Gilbert A. HARING, Lieutenant; Henry W. Allen, Detective; J. R. Badey, Detective; Alvin Beuchart, Detective; Thomas Trumble, Officer; and Garber, Officer, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 30, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman A. Townsend, Alexandria, Va. (Sebastian K. D. Graber, Graber, Stetler & Townsend, Alexandria, Va., on brief), for appellant.

David R. Lasso, Asst. County Atty., Arlington, Va. (Jerry K. Emrich, Arlington County Atty., Arlington, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before WINTER, BUTZNER and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 19, 1982.

JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

Prosise appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that Arlington County, Virginia police officers violated his constitutional rights by using excessive force in arresting him and by conducting a search and seizure in violation of the fourth and fourteenth amendments. The district court held that the officers...

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