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ORTIZ EX REL. ORTIZ v. KAZIMER

No. 15-3453.

811 F.3d 848 (2016)

Juan E. ORTIZ, by and through his next friend, Ramon L. ORTIZ, Ramon L. Ortiz, and Alma I. Perez, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Brian KAZIMER and Dan F. Crisan, in both their official and personal capacities, Cleveland Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 4, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: John Paul Bacevice, Jr. , City of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Donald Screen , The Chandra Law Firm, LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: John Paul Bacevice, Jr. , City of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Donald Screen , Subodh Chandra , Ashlie Case Sletvold , The Chandra Law Firm, LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: GUY, SUTTON, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Eyewitnesses saw a police officer chase down a sixteen-year-old boy with Down syndrome, take him from his mother's arms, slam him against an SUV, then pin his face against the car, all while ignoring pleas from standers-by that he was a harmless teenager. The officer admits that he saw (and felt) the boy...

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