Legal Opinion
Baldwin v. Estherville
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided October 2, 2018No. C 15-3168-MWBPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARK W. BENNETT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION...950
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS...951
A. Baldwin's Proposals...951
1. The question regarding independence of claims...951
2. The question regarding who decides "all due care" immunity...954
B. The City's Proposals...956
1. The question regarding application of the punitive damages standard...956
2. The question regarding retroactive availability of punitive damages or attorney's fees...957
III. CONCLUSION...958
This case arises from plaintiff Gregory Baldwin's arrest by police officers of defendant City of Estherville, Iowa, for…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gregory Baldwin v. City of Estherville, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2019
- Gregory Baldwin v. City of Estherville, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2019