Melvin Alan Wood v. Michael Kesler, individually and in his capacity as an Alabama State Trooper, Brian Jones

HULL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Michael Kesler, a state trooper, appeals the denial of immunity on plaintiffs § 1983 claims and state law claims. We reverse because defendant Kesler was entitled to qualified immunity on the § 1983 claims and' discretionary-function immunity on the state law claims.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. Traffic Stop

On March 30, 1998, plaintiff Melvin Alan Wood (“Wood”) was driving a large tractor truck called a “mobile home hauler.” Instead of a mobile home, Wood was carrying a pickup truck “piggyback,” and the pickup truck was completely off the ground. Wood’s passenger was…