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Lawson v. McNamara

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Nov 12, 2010

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-0382 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 12, 2010)

Summary

granting summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity as to an excessive force claim in light of facts established in a plea colloquy

Summary of this case from Morozin v. Johnson

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-0382.

November 12, 2010

HARVEY BARTLE III, District Judge

AND NOW, this 12th day of November, 2010, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:

(1) the motion of defendant Ryan McNamara to dismiss the complaint as to him is GRANTED;

(2) the motion of defendant Thomas Kee to dismiss the complaint is GRANTED insofar as Lawson is challenging his underlying convictions;

(3) the motion of Kee for summary judgment as to the excessive force claim of plaintiff is GRANTED; and

(4) the motion of plaintiff Tyree Lawson for summary judgment is DENIED.