Legal Opinion

Coates v. Powell

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 8, 2011No. 10-1639PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Crystal Coates brought suit against Missouri State Highway Patrolman Derrick Powell, City of New Franklin Police Officer Jeff Glandon, and others, alleging § 1983 constitutional claims and state tort claims for events that occurred during the course of an investigation concerning alleged child neglect by Crystal Coates. Coates settled her claims against Powell and several other defendants and the district court1, in a separate order, denied her request for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.2 The district court also granted Glandon summary judgment on the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Georgia v. RandolphSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Thomas Winslow v. Richard SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  2. Marc Hall v. Ramsey CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  3. Burton v. St. Louis Board of Police CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  4. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. v. X One X ProductionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  5. Steven Hammer v. Sam's East, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014

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