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Morgan Hansen v. Thomas Black

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 18, 2017No. 16-4162PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Morgan Hansen’s German Shepherd, Conan, escaped from her father’s back yard and ran down highway 1-29 near St. Joseph, Missouri, obstructing traffic. Missouri Highway Patrol trooper Thomas Black unsuccessfully attempted to remove the dog from the roadway, then shot and killed him. Hansen filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 damage action against Black in his individual capacity, arguing Black unreasonably seized her dog in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Black filed a motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity, which the district court denied. Black appeals this…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Kingsley v. HendricksonSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. United States v. JacobsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. White v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 2017

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3Cited by14 opinions

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