Off-Duty Police Officer Immune from Excessive Force Claim
10/2/15
By: Brian Dempsey
In a recent opinion, the Georgia Court of Appeals granted official immunity to an off-duty police officer, Jose Vidal, who was providing security at an IHOP restaurant when he arrested a patron and allegedly used excessive force. …
Supreme Court to Determine Standard for Constitutional Excessive Force Claims by Pretrial Detainees
5/18/15
By: E. Andy Treese
The Supreme Court of the United States will soon decide the legal standard used to analyze claims of constitutionally excessive force asserted by pretrial detainees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case is Kingsley v. Hendrickson…
