Eastwood v. North Central Missouri Drug Task Force

BRECKENRIDGE, Chief Judge.

Billy Eastwood appeals from a judgment granting the North Central Missouri Drug Task Force’s motion to dismiss Mr. Eastwood’s civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Mr. Eastwood claims that the trial court erred in dismissing his claim, arguing that it sufficiently alleged the liability of the Drug Task Force under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for his wrongful arrest and incarceration. Because Mr. Eastwood’s claim was based solely on a theory of respondeat superior, which the United States Supreme Court and…