MECHAM v. FRAZIER

No. 05-4297.

500 F.3d 1200 (2007)

Lemanda Lillian MECHAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sean D. FRAZIER, and David L. Johnson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Clifford Peterson, Assistant Utah Attorney General (Mark L. Shurtleff, Utah Attorney General with him on the briefs), Utah Attorney General's Office, Salt Lake City, UT, for Defendants-Appellants.

Cory B. Mattson, Cory B. Mattson, L.C., Sandy, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges, and FIGA, District Judge.


TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an interlocutory appeal of the district court's denial of federal qualified immunity to two Utah police officers. Lemanda Mecham brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against state troopers Sean Frazier and David Johnson, alleging they used excessive force in effectuating her 2003 roadside arrest.1 The officers moved for summary judgment on grounds of qualified immunity. The district court denied the motion...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases