[HERE] U.S. District Judge Gary Lancaster today approved a partial settlement of the Jordan Miles lawsuit alleging excessive force by police.

Mr. Miles agreed to drop the city of Pittsburgh from his lawsuit in exchange for $75,000. Pittsburgh City Council approved the deal last month.

The partial settlement clears the way for a July civil-rights trial that will focus entirely on the actions of the three officers accused of beating Mr. Miles on a Homewood street in January 2010.

Mr. Miles has accused city Officers Richard Ewing, Michael Saldutte and David Sisak of beating him "to a pulp" and later fabricating evidence against him.

The officers said they confronted Mr. Miles because he appeared to be "sneaking around" a house in the 7900 block of Tioga Street, with a heavy object in his coat that they thought was a concealed weapon. When he was approached by the officers he ran away, but the officers soon caught up with him and beat him into submission by delivering violent blows that left his face swollen and distorted. Police also used a stun gun and pulled out a chunk of his hair. He is  5-foot-6 and 150 pounds and was unarmed.