Newton v. Huffman

Moore, Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On June 19, 1997, Wesley Denton Heinrich Dunn was shot and subsequently died in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. James H. Newton II, as Dunn’s personal representative, filed suit against Deputy Sheriff Ray Huffman and his employer, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska (County) (collectively appellees), in the district court for Scotts Bluff County. Newton sought damages for Dunn’s death pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 (1994 & Supp. IV 1998). The district court granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment, overruled their objections to the admission of certain…