Legal Opinion
James Solomon v. Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 29, 2015No. 13-1635PublishedCited by 2,056 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
United States Marshals Susan Jones and Cory Thomas appeal the district court’s 1 denial of summary judgment to dismiss James Solomon’s Bivens 2 civil-rights lawsuit against them. The district court held that, according to the facts as pleaded by Solomon, Jones and Thomas were not entitled to qualified immunity against Solomon’s excessive force claim. We affirm.
I. Background
In January 2008, Solomon was convicted of violating the terms of his supervised release in the Western District of Arkansas. The court sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment and allowed him to…
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