United States Eighth Circuit

In a civil rights action originally stemming from a police brutality incident, the district court properly denied police board defendants' motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. It was clearly established at all relevant times that manufacturing evidence and conspiring to wrongfully prosecute plaintiff would amount to a substantive due process violation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2004
• Published 02/26/2004

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Priscilla F. Gunn of St. Louis, MO. Brian D. Kennedy of St. Louis appeared on the brief.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Eli Karsh.   Stanley E. Goldstein appeared on the brief.