Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Gore
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2007No. 05-41684PublishedCited by 323 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Jason Gore, Jeff Bragg, and Brian Allison appeal the district court’s denial of their motions for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of summary judgment on plaintiffs unlawful arrest claim and REVERSE the district court’s denial of summary judgment on plaintiffs excessive force claim.
I. Background and Proceedings Below
On October 4, 2004, Deputies Jason Gore, Jeff Bragg and Brian Allison (collectively, the “deputies”) of the Smith County,…
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