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Judge refuses to toss excessive force claims in man’s death

FILE - Flowers adorn Anton Black's gravesite in the corner of a cemetery, Jan. 28, 2019, in Kent County, Md. A federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2022, has refused to throw out a lawsuit’s claims that police on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used excessive force on Anton Black, a 19-year-old Black man who died in 2018 during a struggle with officers who handcuffed him and shackled his legs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - Antone Black, left, and his wife, Jennell, parents of Anton Black, 19, who died after a struggle with three officers and a civilian outside the home in September 2018, pose for a photograph in their home, Jan. 28, 2019, in Greensboro, Md. A federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2022, has refused to throw out a lawsuit’s claims that police on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used excessive force on Anton Black, a 19-year-old Black man who died in 2018 during a struggle with officers who handcuffed him and shackled his legs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - Anton Black's family members, from left, LaToya Holley, Antone Black, father, and Jenal Black, mother, speak during a press conference Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Baltimore. A federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2022, has refused to throw out a lawsuit’s claims that police on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used excessive force on Anton Black, a 19-year-old Black man who died in 2018 during a struggle with officers who handcuffed him and shackled his legs. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File) FILE - Jena Black, left, mother of Anton Black, a young Black man that died in police custody, is consoled by community activist Rene Swafford during a press conference Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Baltimore. A federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2022, has refused to throw out a lawsuit’s claims that police on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used excessive force on Anton Black, a 19-year-old Black man who died in 2018 during a struggle with officers who handcuffed him and shackled his legs. .(AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
Judge refuses to toss excessive force claims in man’s death