SANDERS v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

No. 06-1356.

474 F.3d 523 (2007)

Allison SANDERS, Individually and as Trustee for the heirs and next of kin of Alfred Charles Sanders, Appellant, v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA; Robert Olson, Chief of Police; Minneapolis Police Department; Valorie Gogligowski; Hien Dinh; Lupe Herrera; Matthew Blade; Josef Garcia; Augsburg College Security and Wolf Protection Agency; Steven Manhood; Minneapolis Park Police, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 23, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Olivito, Steubenville, Ohio, for appellant.

Jay M. Heffern, Minneapolis, MN and Timothy S. Skarda, Minneapolis, for appellee.

Ann E. Walther and Karin E. Peterson, Minneapolis, MN, for appellees Steven Manhood.

Eric E. Jorstad and Kristin R. Eads, Minneapolis, MN, for appellees Augsburg College.

Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Alison1 Sanders appeals the district court's2 dismissal of her civil lawsuit related to the shooting death of her husband, Alfred Sanders, by Minneapolis police officers. Although the incident was tragic, the facts do not support the claims, and we affirm.

Alfred Sanders suffered from a bipolar disorder. On October 31, 2000, his friends...

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