U.S. District Court
USE OF FORCE
Jordan v. Cobb County, Georgia, 227 F.Supp.2d 1322 (N.D.Ga. 2001). A pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action against a jail officer and a county, alleging excessive force, wrongful seizure, and assault and battery. The district court held that the officer was not entitled to qualified immunity and that a fact issue as to whether the officer violated the detainee's substantive due process rights, precluded summary judgment. The court found that the...
