BRANDON v. LOTTER

No. 4:CV94-3423.

976 F.Supp. 872 (1997)

Joann BRANDON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Teena Brandon, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. John LOTTER, Marvin Nissen, and Charles B. Laux, Richardson County Sheriff, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Nebraska.

September 2, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kelley, Michael J. Hansen, Berry, Kelley, Hansen & Burt, Lincoln, NE, for Plaintiff.

Richard L. Boucher, Kim K. Sturzenegger, Boucher Law Firm, Lincoln, NE, for Defendant Charles B. Laux.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KOPF, District Judge.

This is a tragic case. Teena Brandon (Brandon), a young woman who dressed like a man, was shot by Defendant John Lotter (Lotter) and stabbed by Defendant Marvin Nissen, also known as Tom Nissen (Nissen), in the early morning hours of December 31, 1993. Brandon died. Lotter and Nissen had conspired to kill Brandon to silence her about a prior sexual assault they had perpetrated upon her.

Plaintiff claims...

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