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MARTIN v. HENDREN

No. 97-1479.

127 F.3d 720 (1997)

Paula S. MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Michael HENDREN, Individually and in his Official Capacity; Defendant-Appellant, Terry M. Luker, Individually and in his Official Capacity; John R. Gibbs, Individually and in his Official Capacity; City of Gravette, Arkansas, A Municipal Corporation, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied November 28, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Carl Shoen, North Little Rock, AR, argued (Shane Perry, North Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Robert Lee Gross, Joplin, MO, argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAGG, LAY, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied November 28, 1997.*

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Asserting absolute quasi-judicial immunity, Officer Jeffrey Michael Hendren appeals the denial of his motion for summary judgment in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 excessive force lawsuit brought by Paula S. Martin. The magistrate judge rejected Hendren's immunity defense. We reverse.

We recite the facts in the light most favorable...

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