Plaintiff, an elementary school student, sued under 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging that defendants unreasonably seized him and used excessive force by handcuffing him. Defendants moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. The district court concluded that disputed material facts ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 excessive force Qualified Immunity

SWAT officers arrived at what they believed to be an apprehended homicide suspect’s home to search for evidence. A woman inside the home answered the door and indicated she would unlock the front screen for officers. However, they threw a ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 Deliberate Indifference excessive force

A Benton police officer shot and killed 17-year-old Keagan Schweikle. His parents filed a §1983 action against the officer, the chief of police and the city. The district court granted defendants summary judgment, finding that the officer was entitled to ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 excessive force Qualified Immunity

  Plaintiff filed suit against defendant police officers after they followed him home to issue a disturbance citation and ultimately used a stun gun on plaintiff and burst into plaintiff’s home after he retreated inside. The district court granted summary ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 excessive force unlawful arrest

Where a plaintiff brought claims of civil-rights violations after his encounter with police at a rest area, the police officer was entitled to qualified immunity after the first encounter because it was consensual and involved no coercion or restraint, and ...

Tagged with: excessive force Qualified Immunity Unlawful Seizure

Plaintiff appealed from the dismissal of her excessive force and related claims against defendants, arising from police defendants’ use of deadly force against plaintiff’s son, who allegedly fled from officer, was armed and fired at the pursuing officers. Where no ...

Tagged with: excessive force Failure to Provide Adequate Medical Care Negligent Hiring

Where appellant challenged the grant of qualified immunity to officers and summary judgment to a sheriff and county on her claims of excessive force, a reasonable officer could have believed that the appellant was resisting arrest and posed a safety ...

Tagged with: excessive force Qualified Immunity

  Plaintiff filed suit against defendants under 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging he suffered injuries at the hands of defendants. The district court granted summary judgment to defendants, ruling that plaintiff had filed his suit after the expiration of the statute ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 civil rights excessive force Statute Of Limitations

Defendant, an off-duty police officer, was working security for a concert attended by plaintiff. Defendant called plaintiff over to him and tried to pull plaintiff over a metal barrier; defendant lost his grip on plaintiff, causing plaintiff to fall to ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 civil rights excessive force Off-Duty Police Officer

Defendant police officer Joshua Hastings shot and killed 15-year-old Bobby Moore. Plaintiff, Moore’s mother, filed suit against Hastings and his police chief and municipal employer. The district court granted summary judgment to the chief and city; the jury subsequently found ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 civil rights excessive force Supervisor Liability

  Where the family of a man who died after a struggle with officers sued officers for excessive force and for exhibiting deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs, the judgment denying summary judgment based on qualified immunity is reversed ...

Tagged with: civil rights Deliberate Indifference excessive force Qualified Immunity