Legal Opinion

Whitten v. City of Omaha

District Court, D. Nebraska

Decided August 9, 2016No. 8:15-CV-96PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge

This matter is before the Court on the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim (filing 39) and several associated motions (filings 49, 50, and 53) filed by the plaintiff. The Court will grant the defendants’ motion in part and deny it in part, and will deny the plaintiffs motions entirely.

BACKGROUND

The plaintiff, Matthew Whitten, is suing the City of Omaha and several Omaha police officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for claims arising from his arrest on July 11, 2014. Filing 28 at 2. Whitten’s operative complaint…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Mullenix v. LunaSupreme Court of the United States · 2015

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Brock v. The City of Ord, NebraskaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2021
  4. Cooke v. Randolph, Nebraska City CouncilDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2023
  5. George v. WintroubDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2024

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