United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit brought against a city and several law-enforcement officers under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging violations of his constitutional rights, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where, while plaintiff alleged facts indicating that both a sheriff's department and a city police department made mistakes in judgment that caused him harm, section 1983 does not provide the appropriate remedy for his alleged injuries. However, plaintiff remains free to pursue his state-law claims, which were dismissed without prejudice.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/04/2007
• Published 10/04/2007

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BENTON, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Terrence Cain and Morris W. Thompson, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Rainwater and JaNan Arnold Davis, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.