Legal Opinion
Charles Lewis v. Kimberly Gardner
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 26, 2019No. 18-2555PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
After Charles Lewis spent approximately eight days in jail following the dismissal of criminal charges against him, he sued St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner and others, asserting they were responsible for his delayed release. Gardner moved to dismiss Lewis's complaint against her on the grounds of qualified and absolute immunity, but the district court denied her motion. Arguing the district court erred in doing so, Gardner has filed this interlocutory appeal. We agree with her that she is entitled to qualified immunity, and so we do not reach the issue of…
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