United States Eighth Circuit

In an action for excessive force and assault and battery, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the court did not err in concluding defendant police chief's conduct during plaintiff's arrest was objectively reasonable as a matter of law and did not constitute excessive force; 2) the court did not err in its various evidentiary rulings; 3) the court did not err denying plaintiff's wife's substantive due process claims as her allegations did not meet the "shocks the conscience" threshold; and 4) the court did not err in denying plaintiff's municipal liability claim as there was no constitutional violation by individual officers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/06/2009
• Published 07/06/2009

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• W. Bevis Schock, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Priscilla F. Gunn, argued, Jessica L. Liss, on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.