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ADAMS v. CITY OF AUBURN HILLS

No. 02-1379.

336 F.3d 515 (2003)

Kevin Lamar ADAMS; Bobbie Adams, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, a municipal corporation, et al., Defendants, John Backstrom, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed July 21, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Gus Morris (argued and briefed), Cox, Hodgman & Giarmarco, Troy, MI, for Appellant.

H. Wallace Parker (argued and briefed), Bloomfield Law Center, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Appellees.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH and COLE, Circuit Judges; CARR, District Judge.

OPINION

CARR, District Judge.

Kevin Lamar Adams claims that Auburn Hills, Michigan, police officer John Backstrom used excessive force against him in making a police stop. Officer Backstrom appeals from the district court's denial of his motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. We hold that Adams has not made out a constitutional violation against Backstrom. We therefore REVERSE the district court's denial of qualified immunity...

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