Legal Opinion
W. Eugene Bridgewater v. Ron Caples
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1994No. 19-8009PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
W. Eugene Bridgewater brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Ron C. Capíes, a former deputy sheriff for Nemaha County, Nebraska, alleging that Capíes had unlawfully arrested him without a warrant or probable cause. Capíes appeals from the district court’s denial of his summary judgment motion based on qualified immunity. We find that because Capíes could reasonably have believed that he had probable cause to arrest Bridgewater, he is immune from suit. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.
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In September 1990, Bridgewater’s son, Kenneth, informed Capíes and…
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