COOPER v. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS
Plaintiff: CHARLES W. COOPER
Defendant: CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS and GREGORY DAVIS
Case Number: 1:2017cv02467
Filed: July 21, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Office: Indianapolis Office
Presiding Judge: Mark J. Dinsmore
Presiding Judge: Jane Magnus-Stinson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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November 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER - In July 2017, Plaintiff Charles Cooper initiated this lawsuit against the City of Indianapolis (the "City") and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department ("IMPD") Officer Gregory Davis. [Filing No. 1 .] Mr. Cooper al leges that he was asleep on his grandmother's porch the evening of July 28, 2015 when Officer Davis approached him and "unleashed" a K9, which then attacked and bit Mr. Cooper. Mr. Cooper asserts various state law claims against Def endants, and claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment violations by using excessive force. Presently pending before the Court, and ripe for the Court's decision, is the City's Motion to Dismiss. [Filing No. 13 .] For the reasons stated in this Entry, the Court DENIES the City's Motion to Dismiss, [Filing No. 13 ]. Signed by Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson on 11/29/2017. (APD)
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Defendant: CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS
Represented By: Thomas J.O. Moore
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Defendant: GREGORY DAVIS
Represented By: Thomas J.O. Moore
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Plaintiff: CHARLES W. COOPER
Represented By: Norman Lamont Reed
Represented By: Christopher D. Wyant
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