ARNOTT v. MATAYA

No. 92-2566.

995 F.2d 121 (1993)

George R. ARNOTT, Sr., Appellee, v. John MATAYA, Greg Connolly, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary P. Thimsen, Sioux Falls, SD, argued (A. Russell Janklow, on the brief), for appellants.

Marie E. Hovland, Sioux Falls, SD, argued (Edwin E. Evans, on the brief), for appellee.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, LAY and HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judges.


LAY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court's1 denial of a motion for summary judgment for claims brought against police officers John Mataya and Greg Connolly under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for false arrest and use of excessive force.2 Mataya and Connolly moved for summary judgment on two grounds: (1) they are entitled to qualified immunity; and (2) they had probable cause to arrest...

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