Legal Opinion
Josh Brewington v. Ben Keener
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 30, 2018No. 17-1382; 17-1433PublishedCited by 494 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
In this excessive force suit, Josh Brewington appeals the district court's 1 grant of summary judgment to Independence County ("County") Sheriff Steve Jeffery and Deputy Ben Keener in their official *799 capacities, as well as the grant of qualified immunity to Sheriff Jeffery in his individual capacity. Brewington also asserts that following entry of default judgment against Deputy Keener in his individual capacity, the district court erroneously calculated Brewington's compensatory damages and attorneys' fees. We affirm.
I. Background
On August 26, 2014, Brewington stole items…
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