United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of summary judgment to defendant affirmed where the court properly denied the motion based on qualified immunity since it should have been clear to a reasonable police officer that removing plaintiff's child from his custody would have violated plaintiff's parental liberty interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/03/2003
• Published 11/03/2003

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James R. Villone, Sioux City, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick Ingram, Iowa City, IA, for appellee.