Legal Opinion

Eric Anderton, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of John Leonard Anderton v. Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Karl A. Oakman, and Colin Ward

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided November 14, 2025No. 2:25-cv-02016Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS ERIC ANDERTON, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of John Leonard Anderton, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:25-cv-02016-HLT-BGS v. UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY/KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, KARL A. OAKMAN, AND COLIN WARD, Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER John Anderton (Anderton) was fatally shot by police in 2023. Plaintiff Eric Anderton is the administrator of his estate and brings this § 1983 civil-rights action against Colin Ward, who is the law-enforcement officer who shot Anderton; Karl Oakman, the Kansas City, Kansas…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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