Mary E. Walters v. Paul Freeman

Officer Paul Freeman appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment seeking qualified immunity in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Freeman asserts that he is entitled to qualified immunity because exigent circumstances justified his warrantless entry into Plaintiff Mary E. Walters’s home and his subsequent alleged use of force against her. Because, after careful review, we agree with the district court that no officer reasonably could have believed that exigent circumstances existed under the facts of this case viewed in the light most favorable to Walters, we…