Opinion ID: 4221387
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Text: Marilyn Waldron brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012), alleging a violation of her Fourth Amendment rights by Lancaster County Deputy Sheriff James Roark when - 29 - Nebraska Supreme Court A dvance Sheets 298 Nebraska R eports WALDRON v. ROARK Cite as 298 Neb. 26 he entered Waldron’s home to serve a warrant on Waldron’s grandson, Steven Copple. Waldron argues that in doing so, Roark violated the knock-and-announce rule. Waldron also argues that her arrest was unreasonable and unconstitutional because there was no probable cause to arrest her and because Roark used excessive force in handcuffing her. In Waldron v. Roark (Waldron I),1 we found that material issues of fact existed as to Waldron’s knock-and-announce and excessive force claims and remanded the cause. On remand, following additional argument on the issues of qualified immunity and sovereign immunity, the district court again granted Roark’s motion for summary judgment, on the basis that Roark was entitled to qualified immunity. In this appeal, we now analyze Waldron’s claims within the framework of the affirmative defense of qualified immunity. Because we find that Waldron did not meet the burden of showing that Roark violated a clearly established right in any of Waldron’s claims, we affirm the district court’s grant of qualified immunity.