BROSSART v. JANKE

No. 16-1412.

859 F.3d 616 (2017)

Rodney BROSSART, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Kelly JANKE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 16, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument and appeared on the brief on behalf of the appellant was Timothy C. Lamb , of Grand Forks, ND.

Counsel who presented argument and appeared on the brief on behalf of the appellee was Howard Dale Swanson , of Grand Forks, ND.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


During confrontations that extended over two days at the Brossart family farmstead in Nelson County, North Dakota, Deputy Sheriff Eric Braathen tased both Rodney Brossart and his son, Thomas Brossart. The Brossarts, including Rodney's wife, Susan, brought this action against Braathen, his supervisor, Sheriff Kelly Janke, and...

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