United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants on civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case and related state law claims is affirmed in an action against individuals and municipalities responsible for plaintiff-mother's prosecution, conviction and incarceration for sixteen years on murder charges.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/08/2006
• Published 05/08/2006

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cheryl Pilate, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. McCarthy, argued, Clayton, MO, for Appellees Goldman, Welling and St. Louis City., John M. Roodhouse, Asst. Attorney General, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for Appellee St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners., Thomas J. Magee, argued, St. Louis, MO, for Appellees Needham and City of Jennings., John M. Hessel, argued, St. Louis, MO, for Appellee Pruett., Kevin F. O'Malley, argued, St. Louis, MO, for Appellee Tek Lum.