Singletary v. Vargas, No. 14-14424 (11th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against defendant in his individual capacity, alleging excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Defendant, a deputy with the sheriff's office, was providing back-up during a drug bust of a vehicle in which plaintiff was a passenger when he perceived that the vehicle was trying to run him down and fired shots at the car as he was falling to the ground. The district court denied defendant's motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. The court concluded that case law did not put defendant on notice that his use of deadly force violated any clearly established rights. Accordingly, the court concluded that defendant is entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law and reversed the district court's judgment.
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