No. 20-391October Term 2020Decided Jun 28, 2021Updated Jun 28, 2021
Lombardo v. Louis
Lombardo v. St. Louis
This case is about whether St.
Case status
Decided · June 28, 2021
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- Decision released Jun 28, 2021
- What it's about
This case is about whether St. Louis police used too much force after arresting Nicholas Gilbert, when officers handcuffed and shackled him in a holding cell, pinned him face-down, and pressed on his back until he
Question presented
Whether a reasonable jury could find that officers used excessive force when they put a handcuffed and shackled person face-down on the ground and pressed into his back until he suffocated.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released Jun 28, 2021
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 28, 2021
The Court released its decision on June 28, 2021 without hearing oral argument.
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Opinion added: Opinion
Jun 28, 2021 | Court records
Brief added: Petition
Sep 17, 2020 | Court records
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