Legal Opinion
Estate of David E. Morgan, Jr. v. John Cook
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2012No. 11-3376PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Officer John Edwin Cook fatally shot David Eugene Morgan, Jr., after responding to a domestic disturbance at Morgan’s residence in Sedalia, Missouri. Morgan’s estate (the “Estate”) sued Cook pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging Cook used excessive force in violation of Morgan’s Fourth Amendment rights. After the completion of discovery, the district court 2 granted Cook’s motion for summary judgment, finding Cook was entitled to qualified immunity because his actions were objectively reasonable. The Estate now appeals. We affirm.
I. Background
On June 30, 2007, Sedalia…
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