THOMPSON v. KING

No. 12-3450.

730 F.3d 742 (2013)

Elaine THOMPSON, Individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Johnny Dale Thompson, Jr., deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ulenzen C. KING, Individually and as a Former Officer for the Saline County Detention Center; Stephen Furr, Individually and as a Deputy of the Saline County Sheriff's Department, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George D. Ellis , argued, Benton, AR, for Appellant.

Guy Randolph Satterfield , argued, Little Rock, AR, for Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

In this interlocutory appeal, Ulenzen C. King and Stephen Furr (collectively, Appellants), law enforcement officials in Saline County, Arkansas, appeal from the district court's denial of qualified immunity on summary judgment. We affirm the denial of qualified immunity to Officer King, reverse as to Officer Furr, and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

On December 18, 2008, Officer Stephen Furr, a deputy sheriff of...

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