No. 22-510October Term 2022Decided Jun 30, 2023
Docket 22-510October Term 2022 (2022–2023)
Lombardo v. St. Louis
This case involves a determination of whether police officers used excessive force when they held a handcuffed and shackled man face down while pressing on his back for 15 minutes until he stopped breathing.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 30, 2023
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 30, 2023
- What it's about
This case involves a determination of whether police officers used excessive force when they held a handcuffed and shackled man face down while pressing on his back for 15 minutes until he stopped breathing.
Question presented
Whether police officers used excessive force when they held a handcuffed and shackled man face down while pressing on his back for 15 minutes until he stopped breathing.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released Jun 30, 2023
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology