Legal Opinion
Cook v. City of Bella Villa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2009No. 08-2712PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Diane Cook (Diane) and Michael Cook (Michael) (collectively, Cooks), filed suit against Chief of Police Edward Locke Jr. (Chief Locke) and the City of Bella Villa (City) (collectively, Appellees) for alleged federal civil rights violations. The Cooks included supplemental state law claims against Chief Locke for malicious prosecution and indecent assault and battery, and against the City on a theory of respondeat superior. The Cooks voluntarily dismissed their state law respondeat superior claims against the City. Appellees filed a motion for summary judgment on the…
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