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Civil Rights: 1983-Inmate Assault-Deliberate Indifference
Bordeaux v. Bicknase (MLW No. 80328/Case No. 22-3154 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kobes, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Rossiter, J. (Maren Lynn Chaloupka, of Scottsbluff, NE for appellant) (Kamron T.M. Hasan, of Omaha, NE; Christpher M. Schmidt, of Lincoln, NE; and Melanie J. Whittamore-Mantzinos, of Lincoln, NE for appellees; Marine A. Jensen, o[...]
Civil Rights: State Inmate-Inmate Violence-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Smith v. Andrews (MLW No. 80256/Case No. 21-3356 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Baker, J. (William Arnold Waddell, Jr., of Little Rock, AR for appellant) (Hannah Lorraine Templin, AAG, of Little Rock, AR for appellees; William C. Bird, III, former Sr. AAG, of Little Rock, AR and Caleb Gregory Conrad, for[...]
Civil Rights: School District-Disability Discrimination-Negligence
Baker v. Bentonville School District (MLW No. 80264/Case No. 22-2669 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, Holmes, J. (George McAllaster Rozzell, of Fayetteville, AR for appellant; Robert C. Dalby, of Fayetteville, AR on the brief) (Joshua C. Ashley, of Little Rock, AR for appellee; Marshall S. Ney, of Rogers,[...]
Civil Rights: Prison Inmate-First Amendment Retaliation-Denial of Summary Judgment
Scott v. Payne (MLW No. 80303/Case No. 22-3152 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Marshall, J.
Civil Rights: First Amendment Retaliation-Qualified Immunity-Interlocutory Appeal
Brandy v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 80274/Case No. 22-2329 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Hamilton, J. (Brandon David Laird, of St. Louis, MO and Brian P. Millikan, of Kirkwood, MO for appellant) (James R. Wyrsch, of St. Louis, MO for appellee; Javad Mohammed Khazaeli, of St. Louis, MO on the brief)
Civil Rights: First Amendment Retaliation-Excessive Force-Causation
Aldridge v. City of St. Louis (MLW No. 80270/Case Nos. 22-1735, 22-1910, & 22-2213 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Sippel, J., Clark, J., and Bodenhausen, J. (James R. Wyrsch, of St. Louis, MO for appellant; Javad Mohammed Khazaeli, of St. Louis, MO and Omri E. Praiss, of St. Louis, MO on the brief) [...]
Civil Rights: 1983-Excessive Force-First Amendment Retaliation
Hageman v. Minnesota Department of Corrections (MLW No. 80257/Case No. 22-2098 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.
Civil Rights: Warrantless Entry-Exigent Circumstances
Cotten v. Miller (MLW No. 80235/Case No. 22-2872 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Tunheim, J. (Brian Scott Carter, Minneapolis, MN argued for appellant) (Samuel Kramer, Minneapolis, MN argued for appellee).
Civil Rights: Excessive Force-Canine Warning-Qualified Immunity
Adams v. City of Cedar Rapids (MLW No. 80239/Case No. 22-3234 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Roberts, J. (Daniel Mark Morgan, Cedar Rapids, IA argued for appellant) (Bradley J. Kaspar, Cedar Rapids, IA argued for appellee).
Civil Rights: Detainee-Deliberate Indifference to Medical Need-Qualified Immunity
Martin v. Turner (MLW No. 80229/Case No. 22-1449 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Marshall, J. (Jason E. Owens, of Conway, AR for appellant; Michael Allen Mosley, of Conway, AR on the brief) (Bart W. Calhoun, of Little Rock, AR for appellee; Laura Lensing Calhoun, of Little Rock, AR on the brief)
Civil Practice: Subject Matter Jurisdiction-Wrongful Termination-Bad Faith Conduct
Wilson v. CTW Transportation Services, Inc. (MLW No. 80236/Case No. 22-3049 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. (Floyd R. Finch Jr., Blue Springs, MO argued for appellee) (Appellant, pro se).
Civil Rights: Prison Inmate-Medical Negligence-Wrongful Death
Adams v. U.S. (MLW No. 80181/Case No. 22-2247 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Wilson, J.
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