Christopher Sample v. Jason Bailey

OPINION

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant, Officer Jason Bailey (“Bailey”), appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on the ground that he is entitled to qualified immunity with respect to Plaintiff-Appellee Christopher Sample’s Fourth Amendment claim of excessive force. The court held that summary judgment was inappropriate because Christopher Sample (“Sample”) alleged a violation of a clearly established constitutional right and there was a genuine factual dispute regarding whether Bailey’s actions were objectively reasonable in light of that right.…