Legal Opinion
Nance v. Sammis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 10, 2009No. 09-1353PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from the fatal shooting of DeAunta Farrow and seizure of Unseld Nance by two police officers in West Memphis, Arkansas. The families of Farrow and Nance brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against the two officers, as well as the chief of police, the mayor, and the city, alleging in particular excessive force and unreasonable seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The district court 1 denied summary judgment to the officers on the basis of qualified immunity, but granted the summary judgment motions of the chief of police, the…
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