Legal Opinion

William Anderson v. City of Minneapolis

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 20, 2019No. 18-1941PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KOBES, Circuit Judge.

As the district court noted, this is a tragic case. Jacob Anderson (Jacob) died of hypothermia in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 15, 2013. His father, William Anderson (Anderson), brought this suit alleging federal constitutional and state tort claims against the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and several city and county employees. 1 The district court 2 granted defendants' motions to dismiss with prejudice. Anderson appeals the dismissal of his constitutional claims, and we affirm.

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In the fall of 2013, Jacob was a 19-year old freshman at the University of…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Hope v. PelzerSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Mullenix v. LunaSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  5. Reichle v. HowardsSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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3Cited by30 opinions

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