Peterman v. Miller

How courts have described this case

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• holding that when the complaint fails to show that the plaintiff has suffered a deprivation of a constitutional right, a defendant pleading qualified immunity is entitled to dismissal of the claim under Rule 12(b)(6)
• holding that because of North Carolina-specific laws deputy sheriffs in North Carolina are policymakers
• holding that when the complaint fails to show that the plaintiff has suffered a deprivation of a constitutional right, a defendant pleading qualified immunity is entitled to dismissal of the claim under Rule 12(b)(6)
• concluding that “in North Carolina, the office of deputy sheriff is that of a policymaker, and that deputy sheriffs are the alter ego of the sheriff generally, for whose conduct he is 28 liable” (emphasis added)
• instructing that “the district courts are to engage in a Stott-type analysis, examining the specific position at issue, as we have done here today”
• noting that “[i]f the position resembles a policymaker, a communicator, or a privy to confidential information, then loyalty to the sheriff is an important requirement for the job”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).