STEVENS v. CORBELL

No. 86-2609.

798 F.2d 120 (1986)

Kevin Lee STEVENS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald CORBELL, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Gabriel G. Quintanilla, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Curtis B. Stuckey, Mr. Garrigan, Nacogdoches, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THOMAS GIBBS GEE, THOMAS M. REAVLEY, and EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judges.


BY THE COURT:

IT IS ORDERED that the motion of appellants for stay pending appeal is GRANTED.

In this § 1983 action against state police officers, a jury has found that the major alleged actor among them — the others are charged merely with failing to intervene — did not employ unreasonable force in subduing the plaintiff following his arrest. It is settled law that policemen are entitled to employ reasonable force in the performance of...

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