CARPENTER v. GAGE

No. 11-2091.

686 F.3d 644 (2012)

Norman Jay CARPENTER, Appellant, v. Deputy Harold D. GAGE; Deputy Kenneth D. Paul; Benton County, Arkansas; Sheriff Keith Ferguson, Benton County, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Douglas Norwood , argued, Rogers, AR, for appellant.

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

Before SMITH, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Norman Jay Carpenter brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two deputy sheriffs in Benton County, Arkansas, alleging that they unlawfully entered his home, detained him, employed excessive force against him, and denied him emergency medical care. Carpenter also asserts a failure-to-train claim against Benton County and its sheriff. The district court1 granted summary judgment for the...

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