Legal Opinion
Salvato Ex Rel. Estate of Salvato v. Miley
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 2015No. 14-12112, 14-13424PublishedCited by 273 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals require us to decide two questions arising out of an attempted arrest in which Deputy Lauren Miley shot and killed Joshua Salvato: (1) whether Miley is entitled to qualified immunity against a claim for damages, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for excessive force in violation of Salvato’s rights under the Fourth Amendment; and (2) whether the sheriff of Marion County can be held liable for Salvato’s death, id., on the ground that he “ratified” Miley’s use of excessive force by failing to investigate the incident. Miley and Deputy Norman Brown…
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