JOHNSON v. CARROLL

No. 10-2889.

658 F.3d 819 (2011)

Victoria JOHNSON, Appellant, v. James Steven CARROLL, Badge 1005; Chad Chul Hofius, Badge 3055; Mathew Alan Kipke, Badge 3717; Paul John Schweiger, Badge 6410, in their individual and official capacities as Minneapolis Police Officers; and The City of Minneapolis, a government entity and political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter James Nickitas , argued, Minneapolis, MN, Mark Luther , on the brief, St. Louis Park, MN, for appellant.

Sara Jeanne Lathrop , argued, Timothy S. Skarda , Sara Jeanne Lathrop , Amanda Trelstad , on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Victoria Johnson filed suit against four Minneapolis police officers and the City of Minneapolis (City). Her claim against the officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleged that they used excessive, unreasonable force against her, in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. Her claim against the City alleged a violation of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (DPA). Her state-law claim alleged that the officers and the City...

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