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KING v. TAYLOR

No. 11-5917.

694 F.3d 650 (2012)

Allen KING and Bruce King, Administrators of the Estate of Roger King, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Eric TAYLOR, in his individual capacity as a Kentucky State Trooper, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 12, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Hans G. Poppe , The Poppe Law Firm, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellants. Morgain M. Sprague , Kentucky State Police, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Garry R. Adams , Clay Frederick Adams PLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellants. Christian Matthew Feltner , Kentucky State Police, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: SUTTON and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges; and DOWD, District Judge.

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the shooting death of Roger King by Kentucky State Trooper Eric Taylor. Taylor, along with officers from the Sheriff's Office for Boyle County, Kentucky, were attempting to arrest King at his home. Taylor alleges that he shot and killed King in self-defense and/or in defense of his fellow officers. The administrators of King's estate brought this action, asserting claims against Taylor under the Fourth Amendment...

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