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CAMPBELL v. CITY OF SPRINGBORO, OHIO

No. 11-3589.

700 F.3d 779 (2012)

Samuel A. CAMPBELL and Chelsie Gemperline, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The CITY OF SPRINGBORO, OHIO; Jeffrey Kruithoff, individually and in his official capacity as Chief of Police; Nick Clark, individually and in his official capacity as Police Officer for the City of Springboro, Ohio, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 29, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Wilson G. Weisenfelder, Jr. , Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Matthew C. Schultz , Brannon & Associates, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Wilson G. Weisenfelder, Jr. , Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Dwight D. Brannon , Douglas D. Brannon , Brannon & Associates, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellees.

DONALD, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which KEITH, J. joined, and McKEAGUE, J., joined in Parts II.A and II.D. McKEAGUE, J. (pp. 791-96), delivered a separate opinion dissenting from Part II.B, Part II.C, and the result.

OPINION

BERNICE B. DONALD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Samuel Campbell and Chelsie Gemperline were attacked on October 20, 2007 and October 11, 2008, respectively, by a police dog with the canine unit of the Springboro Police Department. Plaintiffs filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the canine's handler, the chief of police, and the City of Springboro, alleging excessive force, failure to supervise, and failure to properly train. Plaintiffs also...

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