GILANI v. MATTHEWS

No. 16-1689.

843 F.3d 342 (2016)

Shahryar GILANI, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Officer John D. MATTHEWS, in his individual capacity; Officer Francis D. Collins, in his individual capacity; Alvin Brooks, in his official capacity as President and a member of the Board of Police Commissioners; Michael Rader, in his official capacity as Vice President and a member of the Board of Police Commissioners; Angela Wasson-Hunt, in her official capacity as Treasurer and a member of the Board of Police Commissioners, Defendants-Appellees. David Kenner, in his official capacity as Secretary-Attorney and a member of the Board of Police Commissioners, Defendant. Sylvester "Sly" James, in his official capacity as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners; Mr. Darryl Forte, in his official capacity as Police Chief of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Arthur Benson , of Kansas City, MO. The following attorney also appeared on the appellant brief; Jamie Kathryn Lansford , of Kansas City, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Charles W. Adamson , AAG, of Jefferson City, MO.

Before COLLOTON, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


Shahryar Gilani brought an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Kansas City Police Department Officers John Matthews and Francis Collins, Police Chief Darryl Forte, and members of the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri. Gilani contends Officers Matthews and Collins arrested him on account...

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