United States Eighth Circuit

In a civil suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, a jury verdict in excess of $2 million in favor of plaintiff is reversed where exigent circumstances justified defendant-police officers' no-knock entry into plaintiff's home.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/06/2005
• Published 06/06/2005

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, HEANEY, WOLLMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, BYE, RILEY, MELLOY, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges, en banc.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William E. Quirk, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey L. Fisher, argued, Seattle, WA, for appellee.