Tony Jeffers v. Debbie Heavrin

RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Tony Jeffers, appeals from a decision finding that defendant police officer, Debbie Heavrin, is protected by the doctrine of qualified immunity from damages flowing from her arrest of Jeffers without probable cause.1

Although we affirm the decision of the district court on the issue of qualified immunity, we find it necessary to remand again on the issue of the alleged pendent state claims.

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On the issue of probable cause, we concluded our earlier opinion by stating:

Under these circumstances, we are forced to conclude that the requisite probable cause…