Legal Opinion
Sharon Dooley v. Jon Tharp
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2017No. 15-3368PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
On October 16, 2012, R. Michael Dooley was shot and killed by Van Burén County, Iowa, Deputy Sheriff Jon Tharp. The administrator of Dooley’s estate and Dooley’s five children filed suit against Tharp, alleging an excessive-force claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and related tort claims under Iowa law. The district court 1 granted Tharp’s motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity and Iowa law. We affirm.
At approximately 11:00 on that clear October morning, a 911 dispatcher in Keo-sauqua, Iowa, received a call reporting that a man dressed in a military uniform…
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