Stark v. Lee County, IA

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 02:44

Deputy sheriff who transported plaintiff in backseat of cruiser, restrained by leg shackles, belly chain, and handcuffs, but not by seatbelt, and who responded to call regarding bank robbery and followed suspect through unmaintained vacant lot and turned sharply when fired upon by suspect, causing plaintiff to be thrown around in cruiser and to sustain injuries, but was not shown to be aware of condition of lot or to expect that he would be fired upon, was not deliberately indifferent to plaintiff’s health and safety and did not subject him to cruel and unusual punishment.

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Actionable Conduct Edition