context: And even when a plaintiff makes this showing, a law enforcement officer may still be entitled to qualified immunity if it would not be apparent to a reasonable officer that he was violating the plaintiffs clearly established rights.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 106 F.3d 1313, 1313
citation_a.parenthetical: denying qualified immunity because officers handcuffed plaintiff so tightly his hands became numb and swollen, then failed to respond to his complaints of pain until 35 minutes later
citation_a.sentence: O’Malley v. City of Flint, 652 F.3d 662, 671-672 (6th Cir.2011) (granting qualified immunity because not clear to reasonable officer that failure to loosen handcuffs constituted excessive force where detainee with no obvious physical injury complained of tightness, but did not request handcuffs be loosened); Lyons, 417 F.3d at 575-576 (finding no excessive force where plaintiff offered no evidence that he told officers handcuffs were too tight and had no obvious physical injuries); Burchett v. Kiefer, 310 F.3d 937, 944-45 (6th Cir.2002) (granting qualified immunity because officer immediately removed handcuffs once plaintiff, who had been tightly handcuffed for three hours causing swelling and bruising, complained); cf. Martin, 106 F.3d at 1313 (denying qualified immunity because officers handcuffed plaintiff so tightly his hands became numb and swollen, then failed to respond to his complaints of pain until 35 minutes later).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 652 F.3d 662, 671-672
citation_b.parenthetical: granting qualified immunity because not clear to reasonable officer that failure to loosen handcuffs constituted excessive force where detainee with no obvious physical injury complained of tightness, but did not request handcuffs be loosened
citation_b.sentence: O’Malley v. City of Flint, 652 F.3d 662, 671-672 (6th Cir.2011) (granting qualified immunity because not clear to reasonable officer that failure to loosen handcuffs constituted excessive force where detainee with no obvious physical injury complained of tightness, but did not request handcuffs be loosened); Lyons, 417 F.3d at 575-576 (finding no excessive force where plaintiff offered no evidence that he told officers handcuffs were too tight and had no obvious physical injuries); Burchett v. Kiefer, 310 F.3d 937, 944-45 (6th Cir.2002) (granting qualified immunity because officer immediately removed handcuffs once plaintiff, who had been tightly handcuffed for three hours causing swelling and bruising, complained); cf. Martin, 106 F.3d at 1313 (denying qualified immunity because officers handcuffed plaintiff so tightly his hands became numb and swollen, then failed to respond to his complaints of pain until 35 minutes later).