Legal Opinion
Montoute v. City of Sebring
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 1997No. 95-5534PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Police officer Steven Carr shot Francis Montoute in the buttock in order to apprehend him. Montoute filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit against Carr and others alleging that Carr had violated Montoute’s constitutional rights by using excessive force to arrest him. After the district court denied Carr’s qualified immunity issue summary judgment motion, Carr brought this interlocutory appeal. Agreeing with his contention that he is entitled to qualified immunity, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In reviewing de novo a defendant’s summary judgment motion,…
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