SPRADLING v. HASTINGS

No. 17-3573.

912 F.3d 1114 (2019)

Michael SPRADLING, as Personal Representative of the Estate of, William Collin Spradling, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Clay HASTINGS, Individually and in His Official Capacity; Michael Ford, Individually and in His Official Capacity; Frederick Steve Woodall, "Steve" Individually and in His Official Capacity; Aaron Simon, Individually and in His Official Capacity; Stuart Thomas, Individually and in His Official Capacity; Little Rock, City of, A Municipality, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who filed a brief and presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Michael J. Laux, of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who filed a brief and presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Amanda Marie LaFever, of North Little Rock, AR. The following attorney also appeared on the appellee brief; William Clark Mann, III, of North Little Rock, AR.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, MELLOY and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


On July 16, 2008, Officers Clay Hastings, Michael Ford, Steve Woodall, and Aaron Simon of the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) were investigating William Collin Spradling ("Collin") as a robbery suspect. During the investigation, Collin was shot and killed. Over four years later, on November 5, 2012, Michael Spradling, as...

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