BEARDEN v. LEMON

No. 06-1700.

475 F.3d 926 (2007)

Michael BEARDEN, Appellee, v. Dudley LEMON, individually and in his official capacity as the Sheriff of Cleburne County, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason E. Owens, argued, Little Rock, Arkansas (Michael R. Rainwater, Little Rock, Arkansas, on the brief), for appellant.

Mr. Lucien Ramseur Gillham, argued, Little Rock, Arkansas, for appellee.

Before MELLOY, BENTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Michael Bearden, a former deputy of the Cleburne County, Arkansas, Sheriff's Department, sued Cleburne County Sheriff Dudley Lemon for reinstatement and damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and under two state law theories. Lemon moved for summary judgment on several grounds including qualified immunity. The district court1 granted summary judgment as to one of Bearden...

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