CALLAHAN v. UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY

Nos. 14-3171, 14-3228, 14-3230.

806 F.3d 1022 (2015)

Patrick E. CALLAHAN; Scott A. Hammons; Jason Pittman, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY/Kansas City, Kansas; Rick Armstrong, Chief of Police, in his official and individual capacities; Kevin Steele, Assistant Chief of Police, in his official and individual capacities, c/o Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, Michael York; Vince Davenport; James Brown; Greg Lawson, Curtis Nicholson, in their official and individual capacities, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 16, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan B. Denk , ( Teresa A. Mata and Robert M. Smith of McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A.; and Henry E. Couchman, Jr. of Unified Government of Wyandotte County, on the briefs), Kansas City, KS, for Defendants-Appellants.

Brian F. McCallister , of McCallister Law Firm, P.C. and Arthur A. Benson III , (and Jamie Kathryn Lansford of Arthur Benson & Associates, with him on the briefs), Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before KELLY, HARTZ, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.


The individual Defendants-Appellants appeal from the district court's denial of their motions for summary judgment based upon qualified immunity. The entity Defendant-Appellant (Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City) also appeals, arguing that should we determine a constitutional violation did not occur, we should...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases