BUCKLEY v. RAY

No. 15-3656.

848 F.3d 855 (2017)

Gyronne BUCKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Keith RAY, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Agent operating under the authority of the South Central Drug Task Force; Linda Card, Individually and in her Official Capacity as Agent operating under the authority of the South Central Drug Task Force; Richard Wiggins, "Rip" Individually and in his Official Capacity as Agent operating under the authority of the South Central Drug Task Force; Henry Morgan, Individually and in his Official Capacity as a Director of the South Central Drug Task Force; Brent Haltom, Individually and in his Official Capacity as a Director of the South Central Drug Task Force; Taylor King, Individually and in his Official Capacity as a Director of the South Central Drug Task Force; South Central Drug Task Force; Colonel J. R. Howard, Director, Arkansas State Police; Dustin McDaniel, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Attorney General of Arkansas; Brad Phelps, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Assistant Attorney General; Edward Armstrong, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Assistant Attorney General; Will Jones, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Assistant Attorney General; Jeff B. Sessions, in his Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 16, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was J. Thomas Sullivan , of Little Rock, AR. The following attorney also appeared on the appellant brief; Mark F. Hampton , of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of Appellee Jeff B. Sessions was Nicolas Riley , of Washington, DC. Appearing on this brief were; Matthew M. Collette and Edward Himmelfarb , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of all other appellees was Colin Jorgensen , AAG, of Little Rock, AR.

Before COLLOTON, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


Gyronne Buckley brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violations of his constitutional and statutory rights by the South Central Drug Task Force, several of its members and directors, certain Assistant Attorneys General of Arkansas, and the Attorney General of Arkansas. He also sought certification of a...

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