Joseph Alan Fisher v. Jared L. Ulrick, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana granted summary judgment to jail officers in a prisoner’s Fourteenth Amendment excessive-force action. The court found that Fisher did not dispute the defendants’ evidence showing he violently resisted efforts to restrain him and that the force used was objectively reasonable under the circumstances. The court directed the clerk to enter judgment for the defendants and close the case.

Holdings

1. Defendants were entitled to summary judgment because the undisputed evidence showed that the force used to restrain Fisher and restore order was objectively reasonable under the circumstances.
2. No genuine dispute of material fact existed because Fisher did not dispute defendants' evidence and the video evidence was consistent with defendants' account.

Questions Presented

1. Whether defendants were entitled to summary judgment on Fisher's Fourteenth Amendment excessive-force claim because no reasonable jury could find that the force used against him was objectively unreasonable.
2. Whether Fisher's statements concerning a separate December 2025 escort incident created a genuine dispute of material fact concerning the April 4 encounter.

Disposition

other