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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 13-12586
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 2:11-cv-00353-WKW-WC
JAIME STEWART,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
CITY OF MONTGOMERY, a Municipal corporation,
Q. A. WILKINS, in his individual capacity,
E. S. PINKETT, in his individual capacity,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Alabama
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(December 4, 2013)
Before TJOFLAT, JORDAN, and HILL, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM:
Jaime Stewart brought this action against the City of Montgomery and E.S.
Pinkett alleging a violation of his federal constitutional right to be free from
excessive force during his arrest, as well as a claim for damages as the result of
assault and battery in violation of state law. The City of Montgomery is alleged to
have maintained a policy or custom of permitting the use of excessive force by
failing to investigate and discipline officers for known incidents of excessive force.
Defendants filed motions for summary judgment, which the district court granted.
Stewart brought this appeal.
The district court found that Stewart’s own version of the evidence
conclusively demonstrated that Officer Pinkett could not have been the officer who
allegedly kicked Stewart in the face during his arrest. Our review of the record
supports this conclusion.
Stewart’s deposition testimony was that two officers arrived at the scene of
an altercation between himself and his uncle. These officers put him on the ground
and handcuffed him. Subsequently, a third officer arrived. It was this third officer,
Stewart testified, that kicked him in the face. Stewart identifies this officer as
Officer Pinkett. Stewart also testified that this third officer was sent away from the
scene by a fourth officer.
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The evidence, however, does not support these claims. The evidence
undeniably shows that Officer Pinkett was one of the original two arresting officers
and that he remained on the scene and even drove Stewart to the hospital and later
to the jail. Therefore, the district court concluded, the undisputed evidence shows
that Officer Pinkett could not have been the officer who Stewart alleges kicked
him. We find no fault in this conclusion.
As there is no individual liability under § 1983, there can be no municipal
liability. Therefore, we find no error in the dismissal of Stewart’s claim against the
City of Montgomery. Finally, the district court correctly dismissed the remaining
state law claims.
Accordingly, the district court’s entry of summary judgment for defendants
on Stewart’s § 1983 claims and the dismissal without prejudice of his state law
claims are due to be
AFFIRMED.
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