THOMAS v. GAVIN

No. 12-1515.

838 N.W.2d 518 (2013)

Joshua N. THOMAS, Appellant, v. Officers Tim GAVIN, Chuck Tygart, Jess Bernhard, and Adam Olson; Deputy Sheriff Luke Hruby; Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joshua Gersten; the City Of North Liberty, Iowa; and Johnson County, Iowa, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 11, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary K. Pilcher Hayek of Kennedy, Cruise, Frey & Gelner, L.L.P., Iowa City, and Martin A. Diaz and Elizabeth J. Craig of Martin Diaz Law Firm, Iowa City, for appellant.

Terry J. Abernathy and Stephanie L. Hinz of Pickens, Barnes & Abernathy, Cedar Rapids, for appellees Gavin, Tygart, Bernhard, Olson, and the City of North Liberty.

Andrew B. Chappell and Susan D. Nehring , Assistant County Attorneys, for appellees Hruby, Gersten, and Johnson County.


MANSFIELD, Justice.

While attending North Liberty Fun Days in 2007, the plaintiff alleges he was wrongfully assaulted and arrested by officers of the North Liberty Police Department and deputies of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. He filed suit against the City of North Liberty, Johnson County, and the officers and deputies involved. The district court dismissed his case, finding the defendants were entitled to immunity...

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