HAWKINS v. CITY OF FARMINGTON

No. 98-3581.

189 F.3d 695 (1999)

Donald HAWKINS; Amy Hawkins; Plaintiffs-Appellants; v. CITY OF FARMINGTON; Defendant-Appellee; Farmington Police Department; Defendant; Robert L. Walters, individually and in his official capacity as officer of the Farmington Police Department; Defendant-Appellee; Missouri State Highway Patrol; John Doe, and all other unknown and unnamed officers and employees of the City of Farmington Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol; Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard A. Shalowitz, St. Louis, MO, argued, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William A. Hellmich, St. Louis, MO, argued (Robert Krehbiel and Todd L. Beekley, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: BOWMAN, HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and LONGSTAFF, District Judge.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Donald and Amy Hawkins appeal an award of summary judgment in favor of the City of Farmington and the City of Farmington Police Department, as well as a grant of judgment as a matter of law in favor of Farmington Police Officer Robert Walters. We reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand this case to the district court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

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