adviceanimal318

Even if you get past the qualified immunity affirmative defense at the summary judgment stage, how do you get through to a jury when the cop says "I feared for my life" and "He reached for his waistband"?

Yes, I worked for a firm that was pursuing a Section 1983 claim back in 2012/2013. I left the firm before it came to resolution. The defendant went with the "waistband" defense. Out of curiosity, I checked the docket on the case a few years after leaving the firm and I believe the Plaintiff lost. It was a tough case.