Peter Dunne Receives Defendant Verdict on Civil Rights Claim
PS Partner: Peter Dunne
We represented: City of Ferguson and Police Officer Defendants
Venue: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Facts:
Henry Davis, plaintiff, alleged he was the victim of excessive force and Fourteenth Amendment violations arising out of a traffic stop.
The Plaintiff claimed he was the victim of mistaken identity but was arrested and taken to the Ferguson jail, where he claimed he was beaten and pre-textually charged with a number of municipal code violations.
The City was dismissed on summary judgment; at the close of Plaintiff’s evidence, the court directed judgment in favor of the defendants on Plaintiff’s remaining claims.
Verdict: Defendant’s Verdict