STEELE v. CITY OF BEMIDJI

No. 00-3348MN.

257 F.3d 902 (2001)

Adam STEELE, Appellant, Northern Herald Publications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF BEMIDJI, a municipal corporation; Alan Felix, individually and as City Attorney for the City of Bemidji, Minnesota; Phil Shealy, individually and as City Manager of the City of Bemidji, Minnesota; Michael Porter, individually and as an officer of the Bemidji Police Department; Jon Hunt, individually and as an officer of the Bemidji Police Department; Robert Tell, individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Bemidji, Minnesota; Tim Faver, individually and as County Attorney, County of Beltrami, Minnesota; David Frank, individually and as Assistant County Attorney, County of Beltrami, Minnesota; Lynette Russell, also known as Lynette Rex, an individual; Rich Johanneson, individually; Joseph Leuken, doing business as Leuken's Food Stores; William Batchelder, individually; Terry Smart, individually; Forem Communications Company, a North Dakota corporation; Omar Forberg, individually; Petro Pete's, the elusive and evasive entity which is doing business as Petro Pete's Park Rapids; Kitty Lemer, individually; County of Beltrami, State of Minnesota; Developers' Diversified Realty Corporation, doing business as Paul Bunyan Mall, Bemidji, an Ohio corporation; Johanneson's, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Steve Michaels, doing business as Superamerica of Park Rapids; J & B Foods, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Ron Dargis, doing business as Ron's Foods, doing business as Festival Foods; Cooperative Sampo, doing business as Cenex, Park Rapids, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Jeff Wizner; Mrs. Jeff Wizner, doing business as Countryside Restaurant, Blackduck, Minnesota; Jackie Hall, doing business as Countryside Restaurant of Bemidji, Minnesota; Judy Black, doing business as Maid-Rite Café Bemidji, Minnesota; Shari Mistic, doing business as Southside Restaurant, Bemidji, Minnesota; Tim Saga, individually; Saga of Bemidji, doing business as Highway Host Restaurant, Bemidji, Minnesota, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Steele, Bemidji, MN, pro se.

Thomas P. Carlson, St. Paul, MN, for appellees Beltrami County, Tim Faver and David Faver.

Hassan Saffouri, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee Petro Pete.

Angela E. Lord, Fargo, ND, for appellees Forum Communications Co., and Omar Forberg.

Teresa M. Jones, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee Developer Diversified Realty Corp.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Adam Steele appeals the District Court's adverse grant of summary judgment as to some claims, and the dismissal of other claims, in this suit brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986; the Sherman Antitrust Act; and state law. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Steele and Northern Herald, Inc., filed an amended complaint naming the City of Bemidji, City Attorney Alan Felix, City Manager Phil Shealy, Chief...

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