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COKER v. ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

No. 12-3601.

734 F.3d 838 (2013)

Gabriel M. COKER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ARKANSAS STATE POLICE; Brad Cartwright, in his individual capacity and official capacity as a State Trooper for the Arkansas State Police, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 5, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Brett David Watson , of Searcy, AR. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Charles Daniel Hancock , of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was James Owen Howe , AAG, of Little Rock, AR.

Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Gabriel Coker sued the Arkansas State Police and one of its state troopers, Brad Cartwright, in his individual and official capacities, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Coker claimed that Cartwright used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution when Cartwright arrested Coker after a high-speed chase along a divided Arkansas highway. Coker claimed that Cartwright used excessive force when he used his patrol vehicle...

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