Martin v. Dishong

OPINION

Doug Dishong appeals an order of the district court denying his motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. We reverse and remand with instructions to grant summary judgment in favor of Dishong.

I

A. The Prior Appeal

This case has been before this court once before, also on interlocutory appeal from an order denying summary judgment. See Martin v. Dishong (Dishong I), 57 Fed. Appx. 153 (4th Cir.2003) (per curiam). As we explained in the prior appeal, this case concerns the shooting death of Matthew Martin by Dishong, a deputy sheriff in Georgetown County, South…