Legal Opinion
Cassidy Jared Loch v. City of Litchfield
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2012No. 11-3618PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Cassidy Loch and his wife, Saara Loch, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that City of Litchfield police officer Travis Rueckert employed excessive force when he shot Cassidy Loch eight times. The Lochs also assert state-law tort claims against Rueckert and seek to hold the City vicariously liable for Rueckert’s actions. The district court 1 granted summary judgment for the defendants, ruling that Rueckert was entitled to qualified immunity on the § 1983 claim and that official immunity barred the Lochs’ state-law claims. The Lochs appeal, and we…
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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