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RIDGEWAY v. CITY OF WOOLWICH TWP. POLICE DEPT.

Civ. A. No. 94-5557 (JEI).

924 F.Supp. 653 (1996)

Kenneth RIDGEWAY, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF WOOLWICH TWP. POLICE DEPT., The City of Woolwich, New Jersey, and Paul Ladd, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

April 24, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Ridgeway, Camden, NJ, Plaintiff Pro Se.

Frank N. Yurasko, Somerville, NJ, for Defendants.

OPINION

IRENAS, District Judge:

Plaintiff was shot in the back by Officer Paul Ladd while fleeing on foot after an extensive automobile pursuit. At the time of the shooting, Officer Ladd reasonably believed that the plaintiff had been involved in a robbery using a chemical spray, that he had fled the scene of the crime in a car, and that he had led two police cars on a high speed chase. Officer Ladd also was...

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