BANKS v. HAWKINS

No. 19-3092.

999 F.3d 521 (2021)

Johnny BANKS Plaintiff-Appellee v. Shelby HAWKINS Defendant-Appellant. City of Shannon Hills Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence Cain , Little Rock, AR, Shawn Garrick Childs , Walker & Childs, Little Rock, AR, John Winfred Walker, Sr. , John W. Walker , Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiff Appellee.

Sara Lynn Monaghan , Arkansas Municipal League, North Little Rock, AR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KELLY, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


In February 2017, police officer Shelby Hawkins, of the Shannon Hills Police Department in Arkansas, shot Johnny Banks in the course of investigating a potential domestic disturbance. Banks sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court1

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