Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Covington.
No. 2:20-cv-00158—William O. Bertelsman, District Judge.
Argued: July 27, 2023
Decided and Filed: August 30, 2023
Before: MOORE, ROGERS, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. Police officers Michael Curtis and Kyle
Gray responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute. When they arrived at the reported
location, all was quiet, and they could not detect any signs of an altercation. The officers
knocked on Robert Reed’s front door. After a brief verbal exchange, Reed refused to engage
further with the officers because they did not have a warrant. The officers then broke down
Reed’s front door, pointed a gun at his head, and removed him from his home. Reed filed a suit
against the officers in their official and individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Upon
motions for summary judgment, the district court denied the officers qualified immunity for
Reed’s Fourth Amendment claims of unlawful entry, false arrest, and excessive force.
We AFFIRM the district court’s denial of qualified immunity. |