Legal Opinion
Essalene Lambert v. City of Dumas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1999No. 99-1081PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KYLE, District Judge.
On May 14, 1997, David Lambert (“Lambert”) died in his jail cell at the Dumas, Arkansas Police Department. Es-salene Lambert and her family brought this case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking recovery for unlawful arrest, excessive force, and wrongful death. 2 The City of Dumas and members of its police department appeal the denial of their motion for summary judgment on the issue of qualified immunity. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on May 14, 1997, Dumas Police Officers Randy Hilli-ard, Michael Donigan,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by129 opinions
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- Elmer Pace and Linda Pace v. City of Des Moines, Iowa, and Brian DannerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
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