FLOWERS v. RENFRO

No. 21-2675.

46 F.4th 631 (2022)

Willie FLOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nicholas RENFRO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 19, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Meyer , Attorney, Meyer & Kiss, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kevin Daniel Barnai , Steven C. Rahn , Attorneys, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Rovner, Kirsch, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


Springfield, Illinois police officer Nicholas Renfro asserts that the doctrine of qualified immunity bars Willie Flowers' suit against him for excessive use of force during an arrest. Because the district court held that there are genuine issues of disputed fact that are material to Flowers' claim against Officer Renfro, and...

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