SMITHSON v. ALDRICH

Nos. 99-4146, 99-4147 and 99-4148.

235 F.3d 1058 (2000)

Larry R. SMITHSON, Ryan Smithson, and Chris Smithson, Appellees, v. Jeff ALDRICH, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Heller, Mike McBride, Debra Richardson, Judy Stanley, Gregg Westemeyer, and the City of Des Moines, Iowa, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Becky Knutson, argued, Des Moines, IA, for Appellants Brown, Westemeyer, Richardson and McBride.

Sean P. Conboy, argued, Des Moines, IA, for Appellants Stanley and Aldrich.

Steven C. Lussier, Assistant City Attorney, argued in rebuttal, Des Moines, IA, for Appellants.

J.D. Hartung, argued, Des Moines, IA, for Appellees.

Before: Richard S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, BATTEY, and MOODY, District Judges.


BATTEY, District Judge.

Larry, Ryan, and Chris Smithson brought an action against Officers Kenneth Brown, Gregg Westemeyer, Mike McBride, Thomas Heller, Judy Stanley; Sergeants Debra Richardson and Jeff Aldrich; and the City of Des Moines seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for various acts occurring on two separate occasions. The officers seek a reversal of the district court's denial of summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds on appellees' Constitutional...

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