Legal Opinion

Cheri Marie Hanson v. Daniel Best

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 8, 2019No. 17-3821PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Appellee brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Appellants, police officers with the Mankato Department of Public Safety, in their individual capacities, alleging the officers used excessive force and exhibited deliberate indifference to medical needs in an incident that led to the death of her son. Appellants appeal the *546 district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. We find that the officers' use of force did not violate clearly established law nor did their actions on the scene exhibit deliberate indifference to…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. White v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  3. Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. District of Columbia v. WesbySupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  5. Ashcroft v. al-KiddSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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3Cited by25 opinions

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