Legal Opinion
Mark A. Merritt v. M.D. Reed Charles Lanehart, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1997No. 96-2582PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Defendants appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
In November 1992, Mark Merritt filled out a pre-employment questionnaire with the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) stating that he could perform the job functions of a correctional officer. He was hired for a position with the ADC Varner Unit and placed on probationary status while in training. At the ADC training academy, Merritt informed an instructor that he could not run, jog, or jump, pursuant to…
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