Parrish v. Dingman

The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of qualified immunity to defendant, a jailer, in an action alleging excessive force under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and assault and battery under Iowa law. The court held that the district court did not err in determining that the jailer was entitled to qualified immunity on the excessive force claim during the booking procedure where the amount of force the jailer used was objectively reasonable in light of the need to maintain order and institutional security, and the jailer's reasonable belief that plaintiff posed a security threat. Likewise, the court held that the district court did not err in granting summary judgment on the state law claim where the amount of force was objectively reasonable. View "Parrish v. Dingman" on Justia Law