STURGEON v. FAUGHN

No. 21-1685.

36 F.4th 804 (2022)

Stephanie STURGEON; Whitney Tracey, originally named as Whitney Tracy; Christina Duncan; Leslie Lawson Thomas, Plaintiffs Dana Harrison; James O'Hara; Shane Willard, Plaintiffs-Appellees Brad Caubble, Plaintiff Christa Hess, Plaintiff-Appellee Jessica Lemons, Plaintiff Alvin Miller, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Brodie FAUGHN; Brittany Eskridge, originally named as Brittany Dickerson; Robert Stacy, Mayor of the City of Wynne, Arkansas; Jeff Sanders, Chief of Police of the City of Wynne, Arkansas; Billy Fowler, City Council Member; Charles Hamrick, City Council Member, Defendants-Appellants Herbert Todd, City Council Member, Defendant Glen Hirons, City Council Member; Buck Morris, City Council Member; Donald Jones, City Council Member, Defendants-Appellants Freddie Smith, City Council Member, Defendant Kenneth Lofton, City Council Member; Mike Hamrick, City Council Member; Jason Nichols, City Council Member; City of Wynne, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 10, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Carter Dooley , Ford & Dooley, Wynne, AR, B. Michael Easley , Easley & Houseal, Forrest City, AR, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Gabrielle Denise Gibson , Arkansas Municipal League, Legal, North Little Rock, Matthew Keith Wren , Wren Law Finn , Little Rock, AR, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


James O'Hara and Christa Hess, among others, filed suit against Wynne, Arkansas, patrolman Brodie Faughn in his individual capacity. The plaintiffs pleaded claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Faughn had violated their constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The plaintiffs also...

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