Legal Opinion

John Steven Thomas Olinger v. Dennis J. Larson City of Sioux of South Dakota Falls Terry Satterlee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 4, 1998No. 97-1894PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

John Olinger filed this civil rights action against the arresting officer and the chief of police of the Sioux Falls Police Department, as well as the City of Sioux Falls, claiming the defendants violated his civil rights by arresting and detaining him without probable cause as an alleged bank robber and by failing to immediately investigate certain exculpatory leads before authorities announced Olinger’s arrest to the media. The district court dismissed Olinger’s entire action based upon a finding of qualified immunity for the arresting and supervising officers. Olinger…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Christopher G. Pitt, Sr. And Tela Hansom-Pitt v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  2. Liebe v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  3. Spenner v. CITY OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTASouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Chris Veneklase, Paul B. Mehl, Darold Larson, Nancy Emmel, Jessica Uchtman v. City of FargoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Robert Eugene OakleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998

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