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WILLIAMS v. HOLLEY

No. 13-3720.

764 F.3d 976 (2014)

Roseetta WILLIAMS, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Cletis Williams, Plaintiff-Appellee. v. Nicholas HOLLEY, Personally and in his Official Capacity as Police Officer for Jonesboro Police Department, Defendant-Appellant. City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 25, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Burt Newell , argued, Hot Springs, AR, for appellant.

Jessica Ann Virden Mallett , argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, BYE and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Roseetta Williams (Roseetta) filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against former Jonesboro, Arkansas, Police Officer Nicholas Holley (Holley) in his individual capacity, alleging Holley used excessive force in tasing and shooting Cletis Williams (Cletis), Roseetta's father. Holley moved for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. The district court1 denied the motion. We affirm.

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