BROWN v. CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

No. 09-12965.

608 F.3d 724 (2010)

Joi BROWN, Shaun Sonia, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Gerald L. Norris, J. Anderson, Jimmy Anderson, Defendants-Appellees, Chris Hines, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry F. Sherrod, III, Henry F. Sherrod III, PC, Florence, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

C. Gregory Burgess, Michael L. Fees, Nori D. Horton, Fees & Burgess, P.C., Huntsville, AL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HULL, WILSON and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.


HULL, Circuit Judge:

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Plaintiffs-Appellants Joi Brown and Shaun Sonia bring federal and state claims for false arrest and excessive force. Plaintiffs appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Defendants-Appellees— the City of Huntsville, Alabama (the "City"), and two police officers—on the basis of qualified immunity and state-law immunity. After review and oral argument, we affirm in part and reverse...

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