United States Eleventh Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging an officer's improper use of force against a pretrial detainee, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where Defendant was entitled to qualified immunity because Plaintiff did not show that Defendant's use of force was malicious.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/27/2009
• Published 02/27/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before WILSON and COX, Circuit Judges, and FAWSETT, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George Brian Spears, Law Office of Brian Spears, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary Kevin Morris, Williams, Morris & Blum, LLC, Buford, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.