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TWIGGS v. SELIG

No. 11-1682.

679 F.3d 990 (2012)

Jacobia TWIGGS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John SELIG, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Director of the Department of Human Services; Ron Angel, Individually and in his Official Capacity as DYS Director, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 4, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark N. Ohrenberger , AG, argued, Little Rock, AR, for Defendants-Appellants.

Luther Oneal Sutter , argued, Benton, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Ron Angel and John Selig appeal from the district court's denial of summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. Defendants raised this defense against Jacobia Twiggs's claim of gender discrimination, which she brought after being fired for untruthfulness in connection with the release of a youth resident from residential custody. We reverse the district court, finding Angel and Selig are entitled to qualified immunity because...

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