Legal Opinion
Piper Partridge v. City of Benton, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2019No. 18-1803PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Benton police officer Kyle Ellison shot and killed 17-year-old Keagan Schweikle. His parents, Piper Partridge and Dominic Schweikle, sued Ellison, the Chief of Police, and the City of Benton under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Arkansas law. The district court granted qualified immunity to the officers, and judgment on the pleadings. Partridge and Schweikle appeal. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , this court reverses in part, affirms in part, and remands.
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