John Norman v. Joseph Horton

Type

Opinion

Author

Eric L. Clay

Filed

June 22, 2026

Case

John Norman v. Joseph Horton

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 26a0270n.06 No. 25-5769 FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Jun 22, 2026 FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) JOHN NORMAN, ) Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ON APPEAL FROM UNITED ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR v. ) THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ) KENTUCKY JOSEPH HORTON, et al., ) Defendants-Appellees. ) OPINION ) Before: CLAY, McKEAGUE, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges. CLAY, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which McKEAGUE, J., concurred, and NALBANDIAN, J., concurred in part and in the result. NALBANDIAN, J. (pp. 17–22), delivered a separate concurring opinion. CLAY, Circuit Judge. Police shot and killed Desman LaDuke after they were called to his house to perform a welfare check. John Norman, acting as administrator of LaDuke’s estate, sued officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Kentucky state law. The district court granted summary judgment to Defendants. For the reasons explained below, we AFFIRM the district court. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND On the morning of October 22, 2022, Desman LaDuke told his girlfriend, Kassidy Marksberry, that he was going to kill himself. Marksberry called LaDuke’s aunt, Melissa Marks, for help and indicated to Ma…

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