Case Name: Tiedric HURSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LaGRANGE, GEORGIA, Louis M. Dekmar, in his official and individual capacity as Chief of Police for the City of LaGrange, K-9 Unit 323, Officer M. Barton, Individually and in his official capacity, Officer Patten, Individually and in his official capacity, John Doe, In his official and individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-02-18
Citations: 556 F. App'x 800
Docket Number: No. 13-10923
Parties: Tiedric HURSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LaGRANGE, GEORGIA, Louis M. Dekmar, in his official and individual capacity as Chief of Police for the City of LaGrange, K-9 Unit 323, Officer M. Barton, Individually and in his official capacity, Officer Patten, Individually and in his official capacity, John Doe, In his official and individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 556
Pages: 800–801

Head Matter:
Tiedric HURSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LaGRANGE, GEORGIA, Louis M. Dekmar, in his official and individual capacity as Chief of Police for the City of LaGrange, K-9 Unit 323, Officer M. Barton, Individually and in his official capacity, Officer Patten, Individually and in his official capacity, John Doe, In his official and individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 13-10923.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Feb. 18, 2014.
Graylin Ward, Ward Law Office, New-nan, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Jeffrey Marshall Todd, Bryan Gerrit Forsyth, Lewis Taylor & Todd, PC, La-Grange, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.
Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Tiedric Hurston filed a complaint for damages against Corporal Barton, Officer Patton, and Chief Louis Dekmar of the City of LaGrange Police Department alleging violations of his constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Hurston alleged that Officer Barton used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment after searching for Hurston pursuant to a felony warrant, and that Barton permitted a K-9 to attack him after he was handcuffed. The district court, applying Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 109 S.Ct. 1865, 104 L.Ed.2d 443 (1989), concluded that Barton's use of force was objectively reasonable, granted him qualified immunity, and entered summary judgment on behalf of all Defendants. Hurston appeals. After considering the parties' briefs and entertaining oral argument, we find no merit in the appeal, and therefore affirm the summary judgment.
AFFIRMED.