Adam Steele v. City of Bemidji

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Adam Steele appeals the District Court’s adverse grant of summary judgment as to some claims, and the dismissal of other claims, in this suit brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986; the Sherman Antitrust Act; and state law. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Steele and Northern Herald, Inc., filed an amended complaint naming the City of Bemidji, City Attorney Alan Felix, City Manager Phil Shealy, Chief of Police Robert Tell, and Police Officers Michael Porter and Jon Hunt (the “City defendants”); the County of Beltrami, County Attorney Tim Favor,…