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CASEY v. CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS

No. 06-1426.

509 F.3d 1278 (2007)

Edward CASEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Les Acker, Kevin Sweet, and Malee Lor, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 10, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Thomson, Purvis, Gray & Murphy, LLP, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas S. Rice (Gillian M. Fahlsing with him on the briefs), Senter Goldfarb & Rice LLC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KELLY, ANDERSON, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Edward Casey went to the Federal Heights, Colorado, municipal courthouse to contest a traffic ticket. After losing his case, he walked to the parking lot to retrieve money from his truck to pay the fine, carrying with him the court file. On his way back to the courthouse he was grabbed, tackled, Tasered, and beaten by city police officers. The question presented is whether his claims for excessive force under the Fourth Amendment and 42 U...

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