Legal Opinion
Terri Vinyard v. Steve Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 2002No. 02-10898PublishedCited by 812 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Terri Vinyard appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment (1) to defendant Officer Patrick Stan-field individually on her § 1983 claim for excessive force during her arrest, and (2) to defendant Sheriff Steve Wilson individually on her fraud and § 1983 claims for failure to investigate her excessive force complaint. After review and oral argument, we conclude Sheriff Wilson was entitled to qualified immunity but Officer Stanfield was not. Thus, we affirm as to Sheriff Wilson but reverse as to Officer Stanfield.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A. The Arrest
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