United States Eighth Circuit

Dismissal of wife's civil lawsuit related to the shooting death of her husband by Minneapolis police officers, and a sanction entered against her attorney, are affirmed where: 1) despite the fact that decedent may have been experiencing a bipolar episode, he posed a deadly threat against the police officers and their actions in shooting him were objectively reasonable for purposes of section 1983 and Monell claims; 2) decedent's rights under the ADA were not violated; and 3) the sanctions order was not an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/23/2007
• Published 01/23/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Olivito, Steubenville, Ohio, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jay M. Heffern, Minneapolis, MN and Timothy S. Skarda, Minneapolis, for appellee., Ann E. Walther and Karin E. Peterson, Minneapolis, MN, for appellees Steven Manhood., Eric E. Jorstad and Kristin R. Eads, Minneapolis, MN, for appellees Augsburg College.