Legal Opinion
Mehrkens v. Blank
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2009No. 07-3303PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Kent Mehrkens commenced this action in Minnesota state court, and the United States removed the case to federal district court. Mehrkens filed this action against doctors and employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA officials”) seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § § 1983 and 1985 and under the principles of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). Mehrk-ens alleged that it was beyond the scope of the VA officials’ 1 employment to lie to him and others about his Post-Traumatic Stress…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Chappell v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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