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Although Plaintiff repeatedly ―begged‖ Officer Brig gs to
remove or loosen the handcuffs, Officer Briggs ―ign ored her
requests, and [Plaintiff] was placed in a holding c ell and left
in handcuffs for approximately thirty (30) minutes. ‖ Id. ¶ 12.
Thereafter, ―upon appearing before the Magistrate, the handcuffs
were removed.‖ Id. Plaintiff was charged in state court with
―assault and batter,‖ was released on bond, and her criminal
charge was ultimately dismissed. Id. ¶ 13. As a r esult of
plaintiff‘s arrest and Briggs‘ use of excessively t ight
handcuffs, Plaintiff ―sustained serious physical in juries and
permanent injuries,‖ requ ired and will in the future require
doctor and hospital expenses, became ―lame, sick an d disabled,‖
and lost ―time and income from her gainful employme nt.‖ Id. ¶
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II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff filed her Complaint in the Circuit Court for the
City of Newport News, Virginia, on or around Decemb er 28, 2010,
alleging causes of action for: (1) deprivation of c ivil rights
under color of state law; (2) intentional inflictio n of
emotional distress; (3) assault; (4) battery; (5) f alse
imprisonment; (6) negligence and/or gross negligenc e; and (7)
violation of constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U .S.C. § 1983.
Plaintiff seeks $100,000 in compensatory damages an d $300,000 in Jump to an indexed page (39 of 39)