Legal Opinion
Parrish v. Ball
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2010No. 08-3517, 08-3518PublishedCited by 493 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Sheriff Ron Ball of the Hot Spring County Sheriffs Department appeals from the district court’s order holding him liable in his official capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for his alleged failure to train Deputy Sheriff Joseph Stephen Fite. Appellee Summer Parrish brings a cross-appeal challenging the district court’s grant of qualified immunity to Sheriff Ball in his individual capacity. We reverse on the appeal and affirm on the cross-appeal.
I. BACKGROUND
On December 26, 2002, Hot Spring County Sheriff Ron Ball hired Joseph Stephen Fite as a jailer. On March 14, 2003,…
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