Legal Opinion
Akins v. Epperly
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2009No. 08-3753PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Officers Jason Trammell and Robert Vaughan appeal the district court’s denial of their motions for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Trammell and Vaughan investigated the series of events during which Brian Akins was shot twice by a Barry County sheriffs deputy. Akins brought claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state tort law against some nineteen defendants, 1 including Trammell and Vaughan. Akins alleged that Trammell and Vaughan violated his substantive due process and Fourth Amendment rights. Because Akins has failed to…
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