Legal Opinion
Wells v. Bonner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1995No. 93-01598PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal presents the question of whether the defendant police officers are entitled to qualified immunity in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging false arrest, excessive force and malicious prosecution, all stemming from the officers’ arrest of the plaintiff outside a nightclub for disorderly conduct and resisting a search. The district court denied the defendant officers’ claim for qualified immunity because of disputes of material fact. The officers filed this interlocutory appeal. We rule in the officers’ favor and reverse the denial of…
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