Poole v. City of Shreveport, No. 11-30158 (5th Cir. 2012)
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This appeal arose out of the alleged use of excessive force in the arrest of Roger Poole following a traffic stop in Louisiana. Poole sued police officers John Stalnaker and J. Creighton, former chief of police Mike VanSant, and the City of Shreveport, seeking damages for constitutional violations under 42 U.S.C. 1983. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Defendants. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not err in granting Creighton and Stalnaker summary judgment on Defendant's excessive force claims based on the affirmative defense of qualified immunity; and (2) Defendant failed to meet his burden of proving genuine issues of material fact existed to preclude judgment on Defendant's claim that the City and VanSant failed to establish a policy implementing or enforcing Louisiana's policy against the use of public office for private gain.
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