United States Eighth Circuit

Dismissal of 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims against a school district, for actions of a school volunteer who abused a minor outside of school, was proper where the volunteer was not a state actor and no pattern of unconstitutional misconduct or toleration by the district was proven; volunteer's crimes were not attributed to a lack of proper training.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/26/2002
• Published 06/26/2002

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, and PRATT, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patrick R. Miller, argued, Overland Park, KS, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hayley E. Hanson, argued (Maurice A. Watson, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.