Legal Opinion
Ballard v. Heineman
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2008No. 08-1103PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Rodney A. Ballard brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Nebraska Governor David Heineman, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning and Nebraska State Trooper No. 371, Dean Riedel. Ballard alleges he was the victim of Riedel’s racially-motivated traffic stop and subsequent unconstitutional search and seizure, which Heineman and Bruning promoted through policies that encouraged the targeting of racial minorities. The district court 1 granted summary judgment to Heineman, Bruning and Riedel. Ballard appeals, arguing that he presented evidence to create genuine issues…
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