United States Eighth Circuit

In claims that police officials conspired to manufacture evidence and violate an officers's due process rights, judgment for defendants as a matter of law was improper where evidence established an intentional "set up" for arbitrary reasons; court's possible recusal must be re-examined, based on personal contacts with defendants.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/05/2002
• Published 07/08/2002

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, BEAM, LOKEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, BYE, RILEY, MELLOY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges, En Banc.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eli Karsh, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Priscilla F. Gunn, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellee.