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ANDERSON v. McCALEB

No. 11-40237.

DEWAYNE ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. B. McCALEB, Chief, Longview Police Department; BRANT E. SMITH, Officer, Longview Police Department; LANIE L. SMITH, Officer, Longview Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed June 15, 2012.

PER CURIAM.*

Dewayne Anderson brought a Section 1983 suit against two Texas police officers and their supervisor, alleging that excessive force was used. The defendants prevailed on summary judgment on the basis that they used reasonable force to detain a fleeing suspect and that medical records contradicted allegations of injuries suffered during the arrest. We REVERSE.

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