Huffmier v. Hamilton

Elliott, J.:

William C. Huffmier, former Shawnee County undersheriff, appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of Joan Hamilton, former Shawnee County district attorney, on his state law tort claims and federal 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim.

We affirm.

This case is collaterally related to the ouster of former Shawnee County Sheriff David Meneley. See State ex rel. Stovall v. Meneley, 271 Kan. 355, 22 P.3d 124 (2001).

For present appeal purposes, the factual background is undisputed. Hamilton filed a charge of criminal threat against Huffmier and filed an affidavit of probable cause to obtain an…