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KELLIE FARRIS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN; DEPUTY MARK
BOWERING, DEPUTY ERIN VINCENT, DEPUTY JASON
MILLER, DEPUTY NOAH HOLLAND, DEPUTY MARK
GANEY, DEPUTY JAMES FITZPATRICK, DEPUTY ROSS
OGANS, DEPUTY JOSHUA WURFEL; DEPUTY SERGEANT
ZACHARY JORDAN; DEPUTY KIMBERLY MICHAL;
OFFICER BRANDY MENDICINO; OFFICER JASON
WINBORN,
Defendants-Appellees. |
No. 23-1739 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit.
No. 2:20-cv-10295—Denise Page Hood, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: March 22, 2024
Before: GIBBONS, BUSH, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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MURPHY, Circuit Judge. Kellie Farris called 911 asserting that another woman had
damaged her car. Two sheriff’s deputies ended up arresting Farris instead. After they drove
Farris to jail, she alleges that other deputies used excessive force when pulling her out of the
vehicle, transporting her to a cell, and removing her clothes. Farris brought federal and state
claims against the deputies and their county employer. But the deputies had probable cause for
her arrest. And they could reasonably conclude that her suicidal actions necessitated their
minimal force. So we agree with the district court that Farris’s claims cannot survive summary
judgment. We affirm. |
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