Legal Opinion
Perry v. Woodruff County Sheriff Department ex rel. Barker
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 5, 2017No. 16-3229PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Norris Perry sued multiple defendants employed by Woodruff County, Arkansas and the City of McCrory for an arrest that occurred on August 30, 2009. Perry alleged excessive-force, illegal-arrest, and illegal-search claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and related tort claims under Arkansas law. The district court1 denied summary judgment to a number of defendants who took part in the incident, including City of McCrory Police Officer Margo Wolfe. Wolfe appealed, claiming that the district court erred when it concluded that she was not entitled to qualified immunity. For the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Chambers v. PennycookCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
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