Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman Lee

HULL, Circuit Judge:

In this § 1983 excessive force case, While Santonio Manders sued Sheriff Winston Peterson in his official capacity for injuries allegedly caused by the Sheriffs use-of-force policy at the jail and failure to train and discipline his deputies in that regard. We conclude that Sheriff Peterson functions as an “arm of the State” in establishing use-of-foree policy at the jail and in training and disciplining his deputies in *1306that regard, and is entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity for these particular functions. Thus, we reverse the district court’s denial of summary…