Legal Opinion
Michael Alvin Partlow v. Officer Joseph Stadler
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2014No. 14-1281PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Police officers Joseph Stadler, Michael Craig, and Sidney Mann fired shots at Michael Partlow after he exited his apartment building holding a shotgun. Partlow filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the officers employed excessive force in violation .of his Fourth Amendment rights. The district court held that the officers were not entitled to qualified immunity and denied their motion for summary judgment. We reverse.
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On September 18, 2010, Partlow spent the evening at a bar in Jamestown, North Dakota, where he consumed eight to ten alcoholic beverages. He…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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