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Phillips v. Adamson
10th CircuitSeptember 2, 2005No. 03-4272Cited 70 times
Defendant WinSalem City Police Department
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Lucero, McKAY, Murphy
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 10th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The district court granted defendants' summary judgment motions, concluding that the police officers were entitled to qualified immunity because the plaintiff failed to establish a constitutional injury. The appeals court affirmed, finding the officers' use of force was reasonable under Fourth Amendment standards.
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