SATERDALEN v. SPENCER

No. 12-2953.

725 F.3d 838 (2013)

Robert SATERDALEN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. James SPENCER; David Rikhus, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Allan Kennedy , Kennedy Law Office, Rochester, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John M. Baker , Jenny Gassman-Pines , Greene & Espel, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Robert Saterdalen brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that detective David Rikhus submitted a false statement of probable cause to secure a warrant for Saterdalen's arrest and that assistant county attorney James Spencer approved the warrant application even though it lacked probable cause. The complaint alleged that the subsequent arrest and detention violated Saterdalen's constitutional rights. The district court

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