Legal Opinion
Robert Aaron Peterson v. Officer Michael Kopp
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 11, 2014No. 12-3776PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Circuit Judge.
Robert Peterson sued public transit officer Michael Kopp and Metropolitan Council (collectively “the defendants”) 1 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging Kopp violated Peterson’s First and Fourth Amendment rights when he arrested him at a downtown St. Paul bus stop. Specifically, Peterson asserts that Kopp arrested him without probable cause, used excessive force, and did so in retaliation for engaging in protected speech. Peterson also brought several state law claims against the defendants. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants on Peterson’s federal…
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