J.W. Ex Rel. Williams v. Roper

Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper and several individual School Resource Officers appeal the district court’s partial denial of their motion for summary judgment. On appeal, Chief Roper argues he is not liable in his official capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The individual Resource Officers argue (1) they are entitled to qualified immunity against Plaintiffs’ § 1983 constitutional claims, (2) they are entitled to state-agent immunity against Plaintiffs’ state-law outrage claims, and (3) even if they are not entitled to state-agent immunity, Plaintiffs’ outrage claims are meritless and should…