United States Eleventh Circuit

Sheriff's Deputy is not entitled to qualified immunity at the summary judgment stage from a suit alleging the use of excessive force in the course of arrest. It should have been clear to the Deputy that repeatedly slamming a fully secured and compliant misdemeanor arrestee against the corner of a concrete wall, with force sufficient to break his ribs and cause a leaking aneurysm, was unlawful.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2008
• Published 12/18/2008

Judges

• COX, Circuit Judge:, Before ANDERSON, BARKETT and COX, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christine M. Jalbert, Saint Petersburg, FL, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher Erik Brown, Tampa, FL, for appellee.