Legal Opinion

Greg Myers, Etc. v. R. Kathleen Morris, Scott County Attorney, Etc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 9, 1987No. 85-5243PublishedCited by 497 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Before us are the consolidated appeals in eight civil rights lawsuits which grew out of a child sexual abuse investigation in Jordan, Minnesota, during 1983-84. Thirteen of the fifteen plaintiffs in these cases were charged by Scott County Attorney, R. Kathleen Morris, with criminal sexual activity involving one or more minor children.

The investigation began in September 1983 with the arrest of James Rud, a per*1441son who later entered a plea of guilty to multiple counts of child sexual abuse. Thirteen of the plaintiffs in these cases were arrested and charged between January…

2Cases cited72 opinions

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  3. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by497 opinions

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