McDOWELL v. BLANKENSHIP

No. 13-2407.

759 F.3d 847 (2014)

Regina McDOWELL; SF Doe, through her next friend, Katherine Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Donald BLANKENSHIP, individually and in his official capacity as sheriff of Phelps County, Missouri, Defendant. Aaron Pinson, individually and in his official capacity; Michael Manley, individually and in his official capacity; Mark Wynn, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Turley , argued, Rolla, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Tyce Stuart Smith, Sr , on the brief, Waynesville, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Peter J. Dunne , argued, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Robert T. Plunkert , on the brief, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, BYE and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Chief Judge.

This appeal arises from an excessive-force claim1 against Phelps County (Missouri) Sheriff's Department Deputies Aaron Pinson, Michael Manley, and Mark Wynn (collectively, deputies). Following an unfortunate death during a traffic stop, the decedent's mother, Regina McDowell, and daughter, through her next friend Katherine Jones (collectively, relatives), unsuccessfully tried their excessive-force claim before a jury...

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