Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Roberts
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1987No. 86-2186PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Pope County Sheriff James Bolin appeals from an order denying his motion for summary judgment on the issue of qualified immunity in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) action brought by Frank Anderson and his grandfather, Emmet Linker. Anderson and Linker claim that several law enforcement officers, including two Pope County deputy sheriffs, used excessive force in arresting Anderson. The district court1 held that under clearly established law, a supervisor may be liable for failing to adequately train his or her officers or for doing so in a grossly negligent manner. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Herrera v. ValentineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Michael A. White v. Madeline Holmes Charles RosenkoetterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- FSR Brokerage, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
- Randy Karl Gometz v. Wilson E. CulwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Walker v. Wayne County, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Roy George, Shirley George and Sherrod Fitts v. City of St. Louis, Robert Scheetz, Albert Upchurch and Brian GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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