Michael Spradling v. Clay Hastings

SMITH, Chief Judge.

On July 16, 2008, Officers Clay Hastings, Michael Ford, Steve Woodall, and Aaron Simon of the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) were investigating William Collin Spradling ("Collin") as a robbery suspect. During the investigation, Collin was shot and killed. Over four years later, on November 5, 2012, Michael Spradling, as the personal representative of Collin's estate, filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the officers, Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas, and the City of Little Rock (collectively, "defendants"). Spradling alleged that the officers used…