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MCWILLIAMS v. DINAPOLI

No. 21-7045.

40 F.4th 1118 (2022)

Greg MCWILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael DINAPOLI, in his individual capacity, Defendant-Appellant, and Board of County Commissioners of Bryan County, Oklahoma, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED July 19, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey C. Hendrickson ( Robert S. Lafferrandre with him on the briefs), Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant.

J. Spencer Bryan , Bryan & Terrill Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before MATHESON, EBEL, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.

This appeal involves a defense of qualified immunity. Under this defense, law-enforcement officers can avoid personal liability when their conduct doesn't violate a clearly established right. Here the asserted right involves the constitutional protection against excessive force.

In addressing this right, the district...

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