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Civil Rights

Sep 15, 2023

Civil Rights: Unlawful Detention-First Amendment Retaliation-Qualified Immunity

Murphy v. Schmitt (MLW No. 80486/Case No. 22-1726 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Harpool, J.     

Sep 7, 2023

Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata

The Satanic Temple v. City of Belle Plaine (MLW No. 80463/Case Nos. 21-3079 & 21-3081 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kobes, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Wright, J. (Matthew A. Kezhaya, of Minneapolis, MN for appellant) (Monte Mills, of Minneapolis, MN for appellees; Katherine M. Swenson, of Minneapolis, MN on the brief)       

Sep 7, 2023

Civil Rights: 1983-Failure to Provide Medical Aid-Qualified Immunity

Cheeks v. Belmar (MLW No. 80473/Case No. 22-2749 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Pitlyk, J. (Robert T. Plunkert, of St. Louis, MO for appellant) (Christopher Bent, of St. Louis, MO for appellee)

Aug 31, 2023

Civil Rights: Title VI-National Origin Discrimination-Unemployment Insurance

Murguia v. Childers (MLW No. 80438/Case No. 22-2831 – 17 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, Brooks, J. (Jaden Zoe Atkins, of Springdale, AR for appellant; Kevin Robert De Liban, of West Memphis, AR and Trevor Scott Hawkins, of Jonesboro, AR on the brief) (Asher Steinberg, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, of L[...]

Aug 31, 2023

Civil Rights: Seizure-Due Process-Damages

Meier v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 80447/Case No. 22-2206 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Schelp, J. (Brandon David Laird, St. Louis, MO argued for appellant; Korey Lewis appeared on the brief) (Gregory Fenlon, St. Louis, MO argued for appellee).

Aug 31, 2023

Civil Rights: 1983-Prison Inmate-Deliberate Indifference

Dean v. Bearden (MLW No. 80429/Case No. 21-3093 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Stras, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Bough, J. (Maria Ann Lanahan, AAG, of St. Louis, MO for appellant; Kaleb D. Gregory, AAG, formerly of St. Louis, MO on the brief) (Jenifer C. Snow, of St. Louis, MO for appellee; John J. Ammann, of St. Louis, MO and Brendan D.[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Civil Rights: 1983-Jail Detainee-Qualified Immunity

Glober v. Paul (MLW No. 80437/Case No. 22-2640 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Brasel, J. (Robert B. Roche, of Saint Paul, MN for appellant) (Caitlinrose Hoolihan Fisher, of Minneapolis, MN for appellee; Virginia R. McCalmont, of Minneapolis, MN on the brief)           

Aug 23, 2023

Civil Rights: 1983-Prison Inmate-Retaliatory Search

Covert v. Plummer (MLW No. 80411/Case No. 23-1557 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas.

Aug 23, 2023

Civil Rights: 1983-Excessive Force-Objectively Reasonable Use of Force

Quinones v. City of Edina (MLW No. 80398/Case No. 22-2818 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Schiltz, J.  Brian Keith Lewis, of Woodbury, MN for appellant; Francis H. White, of Woodbury, MN on the brief) (Joseph E. Flynn, of Lake Elmo, MN and Julia Catherine Kelly, of Bloomington, MN for appellees; Joseph E. Fl[...]

Aug 23, 2023

Civil Rights: 1983-Dental Treatment-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

Avery v. Stringfellow Dentistry (MLW No. 80402/Case No. 22-3250 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Marshall, J. 

Aug 17, 2023

Civil Rights: Whistleblower Claim-First Amendment-Discovery Rulings

Marlow v. City of Clarendon (MLW No. 80369/Case No. 22-2533 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Miller, J. (Lucien R. Gillham, Little Rock, AR argued for appellant) (Matthew Keith Wren, Little Rock, AR argued for appellee).

Aug 17, 2023

Civil Rights: Title IX Claim-Deliberate Indifference-Student Sexual Assault

Doe v. Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges (MLW No. 80383/Case No. 22-1814 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Bataillon, J. (George E. Martin III, Omaha, NE argued for appellant) (Maren Lynn Chaloupka, Scottsbluff, NE argued for appellee).

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