HUNTER v. CITY OF LEEDS

No. 17-11939.

941 F.3d 1265 (2019)

Ronald HUNTER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEEDS, CITY OF, as a person under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Byron Jackson, Chief of Police, individually and in his official capacity, Robert Kirk, Ron Reaves, John Shields, Brian Chalian, Officers, each individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 1, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone Townsend , Townsend & Associates, LLC, BIRMINGHAM, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas Kelly May , Huie Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP, BIRMINGHAM, AL, Hugh Cannon Lawley , Clark May Price Lawley Duncan & Paul, LLC, BIRMINGHAM, AL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before TJOFLAT, NEWSOM, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


In this case, an armed individual, suspected of being involved in a shooting, was shot by a police officer at the conclusion of a four-car police chase. The suspect brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against all the officers involved in the pursuit, claiming that the shooting constituted excessive force in violation...

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