Devin Ledbetter v. B. Helmers

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 22-1135
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Devin Ledbetter
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
B. Helmers
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
G. Corra
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield
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Submitted: August 26, 2022
Filed: August 31, 2022
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, MELLOY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

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In this interlocutory appeal, Springfield, Missouri police officer Brandon
Helmers appeals the district court’s1 denial of his motion for summary judgment
based on qualified immunity in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action filed by Missouri resident
Devin Ledbetter.
Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court appropriately denied
Helmers qualified immunity. See Solomon v. Petray, 795 F.3d 777, 786 (8th Cir.
2015) (denial of summary judgment motion on issue of qualified immunity is
reviewed de novo); see also Thompson v. City of Monticello, 894 F.3d 993, 997-98
(8th Cir. 2018) (review is limited to questions of law, based on district court’s
findings of fact, unless blatantly contradicted by the record).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.
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