Legal Opinion
Priester v. City of Riviera Beach
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 2000No. 98-5227PublishedCited by 466 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is chiefly about qualified immunity and the deference due the implicit fact findings contained in a jury verdict.
After he was bitten by a police dog, Plaintiff filed suit against two Riviera Beach Police Officers, Sergeant William Cushing and Officer James Wheeler, alleging many claims under both state and federal law. Only two of Plaintiffs claims were submitted to the jury: (1) a claim against Defendant Wheeler under 42 U.S.G. § 1983 alleging that Wheeler used excessive force against Plaintiff in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States…
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