Legal Opinion
Schmidt v. Des Moines Public Schools
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2011No. 10-3411PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a contentious and long-running dispute between Lisa Schmidt and her ex-husband over the education and custody of their three minor children. Schmidt brought this action against two separate groups of defendants. The first is the City of Des Moines and police officers Michelle Strawser 1 and Matthieu Dahlen (the “City Defendants”); Schmidt alleges that they unlawfully impeded her access to the children. The second is the Des Moines Public Schools and five of its employees (the “School District Defendants”); Schmidt asserts that they unlawfully…
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