Opinion ID: 699248
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Eversole's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 Claim

Text: 15 On June 12, 1991, Eversole filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 against twelve law enforcement officers, including members of the RUFF Drug Task Force and the sheriffs of Rush, Union, Fayette and Franklin Counties, Indiana, alleging that they unlawfully arrested her in violation of her right to be free from arrest without probable cause. After a hearing, the district court dismissed, with prejudice, the complaint as against three of the defendants, and granted summary judgment in favor of the remaining nine defendants, finding that the actions of Detectives McQuinley and Sherck were not taken pursuant to an unconstitutional policy as required for a successful Sec. 1983 claim against a governmental entity and also that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity from suit. 3 On appeal, Eversole challenges the district court's ruling with respect to two of the defendants, Detective McQuinley of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department and Detective Sherck of the Connersville Police Department.