Benson v. Fort Wayne City of et al
Plaintiff: Charles A Benson
Defendant: Fort Wayne City of, Robert Geiger, John Drummer, Geoffrey Norton and Cary Young
Miscellaneous_party: MIAMI E-FILE(Court Use Only)
Case Number: 3:2017cv00865
Filed: November 17, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Office: South Bend Office
County: Miami
Presiding Judge: Jon E DeGuilio
Presiding Judge: Michael G Gotsch
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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July 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 181 OPINION AND ORDER DENYING 157 MOTION for Summary Judgment as to the excessive force claims against John Drummer and Robert Geiger; DENYING the summary judgment motion 157 as to the failure to intervene claim against Geoffrey Norton; GRANTING the summary judgment motion 157 as to the denial of medical treatment claims against Cary Young, Paul A. Shrawder, and Shannon Hughes; and DENYING AS MOOT 177 MOTION to Strike. Signed by Chief Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 7/20/2020. (mrm)
July 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 34 OPINION AND ORDER: This case is STAYED pending screening of the amended complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael G Gotsch, Sr on 7/20/18. (Copy mailed to pro se party). (nal)
May 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 13 OPINION AND ORDER re 9 Amended Complaint, The Court GRANTS Charles A. Benson leave to proceed against John Drummer and Robert Geiger in their individual capacities for compensatory and punitive damages for using excessive force against him on Ja nuary 11, 2016, in violation of the FourthAmendment; GRANTS Charles A. Benson leave to proceed against Geoffrey Norton in his individual capacity for compensatory and punitive damages for failing to protect him from John Drummer and Robert Geiger on January 11, 2016, in violation of the Fourth Amendment; GRANTS Charles A. Benson leave to proceed against Cary Young, Paul A. Shrawder, and Shannon Hughes in their individual capacities for compensatory and punitive damages for denying him medical tr eatment for more than five hours on January 11, 2016, in violation of the Fourth Amendment; DISMISSES all other claims; DISMISSES the City of Fort Wayne;DIRECTS the clerk and the United States Marshals Service to issue and serveprocess at the Fort Wa yne Police Department on John Drummer, Robert Geiger,Geoffrey Norton, Cary Young, Paul A. Shrawder, and Shannon Hughes with a copy of this order and the amended complaint (DE 9) as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d); and ORDERS, pursuant to 42 U.S .C. § 1997e(g)(2), John Drummer, Robert Geiger, Geoffrey Norton, Cary Young, Paul A. Shrawder, and Shannon Hughes to respond, as provided for in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and N.D. Ind. L.R. 10-1(b), only to the claims for which the plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order. Party Fort Wayne City of terminated. Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 5/21/18. (Copy electronically mailed to pro se party)(mlc)
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