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182533P.pdf 09/03/2019 Dedra Rudley v. Hubert Bryant
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 18-2533
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock
[PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Loken and Stras, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Civil rights. The situation leading to the defendant police
officer Bryant tasing plaintiff and arresting her was chaotic and involved
aggressive behavior on plaintiff's part, rendering her case different than
the cases plaintiff relies on to show an arresting officer used excessive
arrest in securing an arrest and more like the cases where this court has
determined that an arrestee's aggressive and non-compliant behavior made
it reasonable for an officer to use force; as a result, plaintiff has not
identified a "robust consensus of cases" that place the excessive force
question beyond debate, and defendant was entitled to summary judgment
based on qualified immunity; further, defendant police officer Bryant did
not violate a clearly established right by handcuffing Bryant's son's
wrists behind his back as the son was fighting with another officer, posed
a threat to police and was subdued with a minimum amount of force.