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Insufficient Allegation of Intent to Harm in High-Speed Chase to Support Civil Rights Action

By Shari Allison

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Ellis v. Ogden City, 2009 WL 4857085 (12/17/09) (Published) - The plaintiffs did not allege enough to warrant relief in a § 1983 action for the officer engaging in a high speed chase and killing a bystander. The officer going 80 mph in a 55 mph zone through residential streets after he was ordered to stop chasing did not establish the intent to harm necessary for relief when there was no time to deliberate.

Full post as published by Tenth Circuit Blog on December 22, 2009 (boomark / email).

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