Legal Opinion

Rita Carroll v. Fredrick W. Pfeffer

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 23, 2001No. 00-2946PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Rita Carroll appeals the district court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Fredrick Pfeffer, a police officer in Omaha, Nebraska. We affirm.

I

Carroll filed a lawsuit against Officer Pfeffer for his conduct which she alleges was in retaliation for her complaints to city and police officials about an altercation between Officer Pfeffer and Carroll’s adult son that occurred on May 22, 1994. The facts, viewed in the light most favorable to Carroll, are as follows. The first incident between Carroll and Officer Pfeffer took place on…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Cynthia Bloch and Thomas Bloch v. Sheriff L. John RibarCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  3. Hale v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

3Cited by43 opinions

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  2. Keenan v. TejedaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Baribeau v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. Williams v. City of Carl Junction, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — v. $84,615 IN U.S. CURRENCY, JONAH BRONSTEIN, —Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004

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