Where a plaintiff challenged the grant of adverse summary judgment against him in a civil-rights action that included claims of excessive force,  the district court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of the city defendant because the ...

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Where a man who was detained and shocked with a Taser as part of an arrest brought allegations of excessive force against a city, its police department and an officer, summary judgment for the city is affirmed because the plaintiff ...

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Defendant appealed from the jury verdict entered against it in favor of plaintiff in his race-discrimination claim. Plaintiff was hired by defendant as the city collector; the mayor ultimately terminated plaintiff for “unsatisfactory work performance.” On appeal, defendant argued that ...

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Where a man injured in a fall from a retaining wall sued the city and individual defendants claiming that the city failed to enforce its building code leading to a dangerous condition, the city was entitled to sovereign immunity because ...

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Where a plaintiff, who claimed a city clerk failed to document her payment of fines leading to her arrest, brought an action against the city employer, any personal immunity of the clerk did not foreclose an action against the city, ...

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King v. City of Crestwood (MLW No. 71987/Case No. 16-4560 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

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Webb v. City of Maplewood (MLW No. 71649/Case No. 17-2381 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.)

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Mick v. Raines (MLW No. 71435/Case No. 17-1644 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Holmes, J.)

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S.M. v. Lincoln County (MLW No. 71136/Case No. 16-3451 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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Manning v. Cotton (MLW No. 70772/Case No. 16-3076 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)

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Soltesz v. Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (MLW No. 70154/Case No. 15-3264 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

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