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HOWERTON v. FLETCHER

No. 98-2795.

213 F.3d 171 (2000)

Brenda HOWERTON, Administratrix of the Estate of Daryl Eugene Howerton, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles C. FLETCHER, Individually and in his official capacity; Jose Emilio Blanco, Individually and in his official capacity; City of Greensboro, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Marvin Ray Sparrow, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Joseph Robert Beatty, Hill, Evans, Duncan, Jordan & Davis, P.L.L.C., Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Polly D. Sizemore, Joseph P. Gram, Hill, Evans, Duncan, Jordan & Davis, P.L.L.C., Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Before WILKINS and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges, and MICHAEL, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:

A jury returned a verdict against plaintiff-appellant Brenda Howerton in her suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two members of the City of Greensboro police department, in which she alleged that the use of excessive force by the police officers caused her son's death. Howerton now challenges the...

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