## United States Court of App eals
F O R T H E E I G H T H C I R C U I T

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Avery , *
* App el la nt , *
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* Keit h F erg us on , in hi s i nd iv idua l an d * of fic ia l capa ci ty; Majo r Drak e, in hi s * in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al cap aci ty; Ch ris * Sp ark s, i n h is in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al * cap aci ty, *
* App el le es , *
* Ben to n C ou nt y

SWAT Team , *
* App eal fro m

th e Uni te d S ta te s Defen da nt , * Dis tri ctCo ur t fo r th e * W es te rnDis tri ctof Ark an sa s. Ro be rt Ho ll y , inhi s i nd iv idua l an d * of fic ia l capa ci ty; Sgt . Tom li n, i n h is * [UNPUBLISHED] in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al cap aci ty; * Dep ut y Carl to n, i n h is in di vi du al an d * of fic ia l capa ci ty; Sgt . Jar edCrab tre e, * in hi s i nd iv idua l an d o ffi ci al cap aci ty; * Nath an Atch is on , in hi s i nd iv idua l an d * of fic ia l capa ci ty; Trav is Newell , in hi s * in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al cap aci ty, *
* App el le es , *Haro ldGage , in hi s i nd iv idua l an d *

of fic ia l capa ci ty; Ric k Ho ll an d, i n h is * in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al cap aci ty; Jo sh * Ch ap m an , in hi s i nd iv idua l an d o ffi ci al * cap aci ty; Ric ha rdCo nn er, i n h is * in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al cap aci ty; Ch arl es * Ro bb in s, i n h is in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al * cap aci ty; Eric Warzec ha , in hi s * in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al cap aci ty; Tim * Srad er, i n h is in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al * cap aci ty, *
* Defen da nt s, *
* W ad e Po rte r, in hi s i nd iv idua l an d * of fic ia l capa ci ty; Cap ta in Jo ne s, i n * hi s i nd iv idua l an d o ffi ci al cap aci ty, *
* App el le es , *
* Cap ta in Petray, in hi s i nd iv idua l an d * of fic ia l capa ci ty, *
* Defen da nt

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__ __ __ __ __ _ Subm it te d: Aug us t 1 , 20 11 Fi le d: Aug us t 4 , 20 11

__ __ __ __ __ _ Befo re WOL LMAN, SMITH, an d GRUENDER, Ci rcu itJu dg es

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__ __ __ __ __ _ PER CURI AM.

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-Ark an sa s in m at e Ro be rt Ave ry ap pe al s th e di st ric t co urt’s di sm is sa l of hi s 42 1 U.S.C

. § 1 9 8 3 act io n fo ll owi ng an ev id en ti ary he ari ng

. Ave ry , fo rm erl y a pr et ria l de ta in ee at th e Ben to n Co un ty Dete nt io n Cen te r (BCDC ), fil ed an act io n ag ai ns t Ben to n Co un ty of

fic ia ls an d SWA T te am m em be rs , an d BCDC of

fic ers

. He cl ai m ed

as rel ev an t th at on Ja nu ary 16 , 20 07 , th e SWA T te am us ed ex ces si ve fo rce in

arre st in g an d in te rro ga ti ng hi m , an d of fic ia ls ha d no t pr op erl y tra in ed an d supe rv is ed th e te am ; an d th at on Ja nu ary 1 8, BCDC of fic ers us ed ex ces si ve fo rce ag ai ns t hi m , an d C ap ta in Hun te r Pet ray ha d n ot pro pe rly trai ne d a ndsupe rv is edth e o ffi cers

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Bec au se Ave ry m ad e a ti m el y jury de m an d on ly as to hi s cl ai m ag ai ns t Pet ray,
we ho ld th at th e co ur t di d no t err in de nyin g hi m a jury tri al on th e cl ai m s ag ai ns t al l ot he r de fen da nt s. See Fed

. R. Ci v. P. 38 (jury de m an d m us t be m ad e wit hi n 14 da y s aft er la st pl ead in g di rect ed to is su e is s e r v e d ); Sh el to n v. Co ns um er Pro ds

. Safe ty Co m m ’n, 27 7 F.3 d 99 8, 10 11 (8 th Ci r. 20 02 ) (wh ere on ly th in g ne w ab ou t am en de d

co m pl ai nt was ad di ti on of pa rty, on ly th at pa rty ha d rig ht t o ju r y a r i si ng ou t of

am en d e d co m

pl ai nt ; ot he r pa rti es ha d al read y waiv ed rig ht to jury by no t m ak in g de m an d a fte r ear li er co m pl ai nt ).

Upo n care fu l rev ie w, we fu rth er ho ld t h a t t h e c o u rt di d no t err in gr an ti ng
su m m ary jud gm en t to Pet ray, se e Mas on v. Co rr. Med

. Serv s

. , I n c

. , 55 9 F.3 d 88 0, 88 4- 85 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (d e no vo s t a n d a r d of rev ie w), or in di sm is si ng Ave ry ’s

rem ai ni ng cl ai m s aft er an ev id en ti ary he ari ng , se e Hart sf ie ld v
. C o l b u r n, 49 1 F.3 d 39 4, 39 5- 96 (8 th Ci r. 20 07 ) (wh ere th ere is no jury de m an d, ev id en ti ary he ari ng be fo re m ag is tra te jud ge “ is th e eq ui va le nt of a be nc h t ria l” ; ap pe ll at e co ur t re vi ews di st ric t co ur t’s fa ctua l fi nd in gs forcle ar err or an d i ts leg al co nc lu si on s d e n ov o)

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The H onor ab le Jim

m L ar ry Hen dr en , Ch ie f Ju dg e, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Co ur t 1 fo r th e W es te rn Dis tri ct of Ark an sa s, ad op ti ng th e rep or t an d reco m m en da ti on s of th e Hon or ab le Ja m es R. Mar sc he wsk i, Uni te d St at es M a g i s t rat e Ju dg e fo r th e W es te rn Dis tri ctof Ark an sa s.

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-Acco rd in gl y , th e jud gm en t i s af fir m ed . See 8 th Cir . R. 47 B.

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