McCASLIN v. WILKINS

No. 98-2612.

183 F.3d 775 (1999)

Ray McCASLIN; Pauletta Childress, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Kendall Ray McCaslin, Deceased, Appellees, v. Chad WILKINS, Individually and in his Capacity as Alma Police Officer, Appellant, Russell White, Individually and as Police Chief, City of Alma, Defendant, City of Alma, Arkansas, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shane Perry, North Little Rock, AR, argued (David C. Schoen, North Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for Appellants.

John R. Vanwinkle, Fayetteville, AR, argued, for Appellees.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and PERRY, District Judge.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Ray McCaslin and Pauletta Childress are the parents of the late Kendall Ray McCaslin. Kendall was shot and killed after a high-speed police chase near Alma, Arkansas. McCaslin's parents, as co-administrators of Kendall McCaslin's estate, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Alma Police Officer Chad Wilkins, Alma Police Chief Russell White, and the City of Alma. McCaslin's parents allege that Officer Wilkins used deadly force in...

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