PARTRIDGE v. CITY OF BENTON, ARKANSAS

No. 18-1803.

929 F.3d 562 (2019)

Piper PARTRIDGE, Individually as mother and next of kin to Keagan Schweikle and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Keagan Schweikle; Dominic Schweikle, Individually as father and next of kin to Keagan Schweikle, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. CITY OF BENTON, ARKANSAS; Kyle Ellison, Individually and as Employee of City of Benton, Arkansas; Kirk Lane, Individually and as Employee of City of Benton, Arkansas; John Does, 1-20, Individually and as Employees of City of Benton, Arkansas, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 3, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Mark John Geragos , of Los Angeles, CA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; David West Gammill , of Manhattan Beach, CA., Richard E. Holiman . of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jenna Allison Adams , of North Little Rock, AR. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Michael Mosley , of North Little Rock, AR., Jenna Allison Adam , of North Little Rock, AR.

Before BENTON, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


Benton police officer Kyle Ellison shot and killed 17-year-old Keagan Schweikle. His parents, Piper Partridge and Dominic Schweikle, sued Ellison, the Chief of Police, and the City of Benton under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Arkansas law. The district court granted qualified immunity to the officers, and judgment on the pleadings...

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