Legal Opinion
Jeffrey M. Kuha v. City of Minnetonka William Roth Kevin Anderson Dennis Warosh
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 27, 2004No. 02-1081PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
An opinion in this case was filed on May 8, 2003. Both parties filed timely motions for rehearing by the panel and rehearing en banc. The motion for rehearing by the panel is granted. Pursuant to the grant of that motion, this amended and substituted opinion is filed.
After fleeing a routine traffic stop in the early morning hours, the plaintiff-appellant, Jeffrey M. Kuha, was tracked to a grassy field by two police officers and a police dog. The dog, trained to bite and hold until commanded to release, bit Kuha near his groin, severing his femoral artery. Pursuant to 42…
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