Cavataio v. City of Bella Villa, No. 08-2708

In an action for excessive force and assault and battery, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the court did not err in concluding defendant police chief's conduct during plaintiff's arrest was objectively reasonable as a matter of law and did not constitute excessive force; 2) the court did not err in its various evidentiary rulings; 3) the court did not err denying plaintiff's wife's substantive due process claims as her allegations did not meet the "shocks the conscience" threshold; and 4) the court did not err in denying plaintiff's municipal liability claim as there was no constitutional violation by individual officers. 

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Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Submitted: April 6, 2009
Filed: July 6, 2009

Judges
Before RILEY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by RILEY, Circuit Judge.