CAPRARO v. BUNT

No. 93-4072.

44 F.3d 690 (1995)

Michael D. CAPRARO, Appellant, v. Walter BUNT, Sgt.; Michael O'Brien, Detective, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 11, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Dyroff, Jr. of St. Louis, MO, argued (Omri E. Praiss, on the brief), for appellant.

Joan B. Bernstein, St. Louis, MO, argued (Robert J. Krehbiel, on the brief), for appellees.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Michael D. Capraro pleaded guilty to state law charges of kidnapping, armed criminal action, and felonious restraint after he abducted a woman at gunpoint and threatened to kill her. Capraro then brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit against officers involved in apprehending him for his admitted criminal activity, asserting the officers had violated his Fourth Amendment rights. Most of the officers were dismissed from the case and are not...

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