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AKINS v. KNIGHT

No. 16-3555.

863 F.3d 1084 (2017)

Matthew Stephen AKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Daniel K. KNIGHT; Steven Ray Berry; Brent Nelson; Kenneth Burton; City of Columbia; Boone County; Eric Hughes; Rob Sanders; Roger Schulde; Michael Palmer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 25, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Stephen Sherman Wyse , of Columbia, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees was Brad C. Letterman , of Jefferson City, MO. The following attorney appeared on the appellee brief of Kenneth Burton , City of Columbia, Eric Hughes , Michael Palmer , Rob Sanders , and Roger Schulde ; Brad C. Letterman , of Jefferson City, MO. The following attorneys appeared on the appellee brief of Steven Ray Berry , Boone County, Daniel K. Knight and Brent Nelson ; Elizabeth H. Weber , and Joshua C. Devine , of Columbia, MO.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Over a period of years Matthew Akins had numerous encounters with police officers in Columbia, Missouri, and in 2015 Akins filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants are five police officers, three prosecutors, the city of Columbia, and Boone County (collectively the defendants). Akins alleges numerous violations of his...

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