KRUGER v. NEBRASKA

No. 15-1427.

820 F.3d 295 (2016)

Michael-Ryan KRUGER, Special Administrator of the Estate of Andrea Kruger, Plaintiff-Appellant v. State of NEBRASKA; Robert Houston, Retired Director, Department of Correctional Services, in his official and individual capacities; Cameron White, Behavioral Health Administrator, Department of Correctional Services, in his official and individual capacities; Dr. Randy Kohl, in his official and individual capacities; Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 7, 2016.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Zalewski , argued, Vincent M. Powers and Kathleen Marie Neary , on the brief, Lincoln, NE, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David A. Lopez , AAG, argued, Ryan Post , AAG, on the brief, Lincoln, NE, for Defendants-Appellees.

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


Nikko Jenkins was released from prison in July 2013 after serving ten and one-half years of a twenty-one-year sentence. About three weeks after his release, he killed four people in Omaha, Nebraska, including Andrea Kruger. After Andrea's death, her husband, Michael-Ryan Kruger, as special administrator for Andrea's

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases