United States Eighth Circuit

High-speed police chases with no intent to harm the suspect or worsen his legal situation do not give rise to a civil rights cause of action when those chases cause injury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2001
• Published 07/31/2001

Judges

• LOKEN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, BOWMAN, BEAM, LOKEN, HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jon K. Iverson, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Paul D. Reuvers and Jason J. Kubourshek, Minneapolis, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Bennett, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Heidi A. Schneider and Eric Hageman, Minneapolis, on the brief), for appellee.