Chisesi v. Hunady: Officer-Involved Shooting and Qualified Immunity

This episode involves an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit regarding the case of Chisesi v. Hunady. The case involves an appeal by Officer Matthew Hunady and Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack after a district court denied their motions for summary judgment in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by Donna Chisesi, as administratrix of Jonathan Victor's estate, alleging excessive force against Officer Hunady and failure-to-train supervisory liability against Sheriff Mack, following Victor's death during a standoff. The appellate court dismissed Officer Hunady's appeal for lack of jurisdiction, finding he only contested factual disputes, but reversed the denial of summary judgment for Sheriff Mack, concluding that the plaintiff failed to show the Sheriff had sufficient notice of training deficiencies to incur liability. The case was then remanded for further proceedings consistent with the Eleventh Circuit's rulings.