COOPER v. MARTIN

No. 10-1073.

634 F.3d 477 (2011)

Martin E. COOPER, III, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas MARTIN, Individually & in Official Capacity as Investigator, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Gerald A. Coleman , argued, West Memphis, AR, for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Martin E. Cooper III sued Thomas Martin, individually, and in his official capacity as chief investigator for Crittenden County Sheriff Richard E. Busby (also sued in his official capacity), and Crittenden County, Arkansas (collectively the "defendants"). Cooper seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Arkansas Civil Rights Act (the "ACRA"), and Arkansas tort law. The district court denied defendants...

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