Clarett v. Roberts

In section 1983 action alleging that defendants-police officials used excessive force by tasering plaintiff when arresting plaintiff on obstruction and resisting arrest charges during confrontation in her home, plaintiff waived any error regarding Dist. Ct.'s decision in pre-trial order to allow govt. to use in instant trial plaintiff's prior convictions for misdemeanor retail theft and obstructing police officer. While use of said convictions by govt. might have been inappropriate, defendant waived under Ohler, 529 US 753, any error where plaintiff introduced said convictions herself in effort to remove sting of anticipated admission of said evidence. Ct. rejected defendant's contention that holding in Ohler should be limited to criminal matters.