Legal Opinion

Derek Westwater v. Kevin Church

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 23, 2023No. 22-1685PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 22-1685 ___________________________ Derek Westwater lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Kevin Church lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________ Submitted: October 19, 2022 Filed: February 23, 2023 ____________ Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ LOKEN, Circuit Judge. Derek Westwater fled when Keokuk, Iowa, police officer Zeth Baum stopped him based on an…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Tolan v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Kingsley v. HendricksonSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  5. Hunter v. BryantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by20 opinions

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