Case Name: Suzanne HARRELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James GOODMAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-05
Citations: 250 F. App'x 284
Docket Number: No. 07-11151
Parties: Suzanne HARRELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James GOODMAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 250
Pages: 284–284

Head Matter:
Suzanne HARRELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James GOODMAN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-11151
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Oct. 5, 2007.
Richard E. Johnson, Law Office of Richard E. Johnson, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
John W. Jolly, Jr., Jolly & Peterson, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BLACK, MARCUS and COX, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
James Goodman appeals the district court's denial of his motion for summary judgment grounded upon qualified immunity. He contends that his actions did not violate the Constitution, but even if they did, the law was not so clearly established as to make it obvious that his actions violated federal law.
The facts are disputed. We exercise our discretion to accept the district court's recitation of the facts-for summary judgment purposes. See Gonzalez v. Lee County Hous. Auth., 161 F.3d 1290, 1294 (11th Cir.1998).
Having considered the briefs and the relevant parts of the record, we find no reversible error in the district court's determination that, viewing the facts in the light most favorable to Harrell, the use of deadly force was unwarranted and violated clearly established law. Summary judgment was properly denied because the fact-finder could conclude that Harrell did not "pose[] a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others." Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 11, 105 S.Ct. 1694, 1701, 85 L.Ed.2d 1 (1985). Thus, the use of deadly force was not justified. And, Harrell's state court convictions do not establish Goodman's qualified immunity defense for the reasons stated by the district court. (R.1-23 at 8, 9.)
The issue of qualified immunity remains in the case and will have to be addressed at trial. We decide only that Goodman is not due summary judgment on this record.
AFFIRMED.