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042429P.pdf   08/01/2005  Margaret Andrews  v.  Robert Fuoss
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  04-2429
   District of South Dakota   
   [PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with M. Arnold and Bowman, 
   Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - civil rights. District court did not err in finding defendant 
   sheriff was entitled to qualified immunity on claim that he used excess 
   force to block plaintiff's movements during a sentencing proceeding 
   involving her son, a dangerous and violent offender; stopping plaintiff 
   from coming closer to her son was a reasonable means of furthering 
   courtroom safety, and the amount of force used could not be excessive in 
   light of the de minimis nature of plaintiff's alleged injuries.