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ROOSEVELT-HENNIX v. PRICKETT

No. 12-1307.

717 F.3d 751 (2013)

Lara ROOSEVELT-HENNIX, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Officer Shane PRICKETT, in his individual and official capacities, Defendant-Appellant, and The City of Florence, a municipal corporation; Officer James Barr, in his individual and official capacities, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 16, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric M. Ziporin ( Sarah E. McCutcheon with him on the briefs), Senter Goldfarb & Rice, L.L.C., Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Kim Welch , William Muhr Law Firm, Colorado Springs, CO ( L. Dan Rector , Rector Law Firm, Colorado Springs, CO, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, MURPHY, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Officer Shane Prickett of the Florence City Police Department used a Taser on Lara Roosevelt-Hennix while Roosevelt-Hennix's hands were cuffed behind her back and she was seated in the back seat of a police car. Roosevelt-Hennix brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging Prickett subjected her to excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment. See Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S....

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