Legal Opinion

Brad Williams v. Horace Walters

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 8, 2014No. 13-3497PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Brad Williams sued Horace Walters, the chief of police of Alexander, Arkansas, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Arkansas law for arresting him without probable cause. Walters appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his motion for qualified immunity. We affirm.

I

We state the facts in the light most favorable to Williams, the nonmoving party. Handt v. Lynch, 681 F.3d 939, 941 (8th Cir.2012). Williams worked as a police officer for the City of Alexander (“the City”) under Walters, the chief of police. There was bad blood between Williams and Walters, stemming from…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Messerschmidt v. MillenderSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  5. Parrish v. BallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by34 opinions

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