GOFF v. BISE

No. 98-2849.

173 F.3d 1068 (1999)

Richard GOFF, Appellee, v. Lloyd BISE, Individually and in his official capacity as Mayor of the town of Vilonia, Arkansas; Shane Shoemake, Individually and in his official capacity as Chief of Police of the Police Department of Vilonia, Arkansas; City of Vilonia, Arkansas, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed April 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Carl Schoen, North Little Rock, Arkansas, argued (Thomas N. Kieklak, North Little Rock, Arkansas, on the brief), for Appellants.

Sam T. Heuer, Little Rock, Arkansas, argued, for Appellee.

Before: BOWMAN, Chief Judge, FAGG, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Chief Judge.

Alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Richard Goff sued Lloyd Bise, the mayor of Vilonia, Arkansas; Shane Shoemake, the Vilonia chief of police; and the City of Vilonia. The District Court1 denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity, and the case was tried to a jury. Mr. Goff's claims against the City were not submitted to the jury, but the jury determined that Mayor Bise...

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