Legal Opinion
Powell v. Johnson
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided January 17, 2012No. Civ. No. 09-3137 (SRN/SER)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SUSAN RICHARD NELSON, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
On November 8, 2007, Minneapolis police officer Bruce Johnson shot and killed “Blu,” a pit bull owned by Plaintiffs John Powell and Devette Evans. Plaintiffs later commenced the instant action, asserting inter alia that (1) by shooting Blu, Johnson effected an unlawful seizure in violation of the United States Constitution and (2) Defendant City of Minneapolis is liable for Blu’s death because it failed to adequately train Johnson. Presently before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. For the reasons…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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