U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2006

Thomas D. Strickland v. City of Dothan, Alabama

Thomas D. Strickland v. City of Dothan, Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided December 19, 2006

Thomas D. Strickland v. City of Dothan, Alabama

Opinion

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 05-16225 December 19, 2006 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK D. C. Docket No. 04-01045 CV-T-S THOMAS D. STRICKLAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, versus SYLVIA SUMMERS, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

(December 19, 2006) Before DUBINA and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and CORRIGAN,* District Judge. ________________________ *Honorable Timothy J. Corrigan, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM: In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Appellant Sylvia Summers (“Summers”) appeals the district court’s denial of qualified immunity and discretionary function immunity from liability for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Cross- Appellant, Thomas Strickland (“Strickland”), appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Summers on his false arrest claims.

After reviewing the record, having the benefit of oral argument, and reading the parties’ briefs, we affirm the district court’s judgment on the appeal and cross- appeal based on the district court’s well-reasoned order filed on November 8, 2005.

AFFIRMED.

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