United States Eleventh Circuit

Denial of defendants' motions for summary judgment based on qualified immunity, in case involving the detention and handcuffing of a nine-year-old student during her physical education class, is affirmed as to plaintiff's illegal seizure claim against defendant in his individual capacity, and is reversed as to excessive force claims brought against defendant Sheriff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2006
• Published 08/07/2006

Judges

• HULL, Circuit Judge:, Before CARNES, HULL and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas Blake Liveoak, Collins, Liveoak & Boyles, P.C., Birmingham, AL, for Gray.


• For Appellees:
  
• Travis Russell Wisdom, Robert McCollough Spence, Hubbard, Smith, McIlwain, Brakefield & Browder, P.C., Tuscaloosa, AL, for Defendants-Appellants.