HEGLUND v. AITKIN COUNTY

No. 16-3063.

871 F.3d 572 (2017)

Jennifer Ray HEGLUND; Jamie Lee Heglund, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AITKIN COUNTY; City of Aitkin; City of Babbitt; City of Biwabik; City of Breitung; City of Chisholm; City of Cloquet; Cook County; City of Cook; Crow Wing County; City of Deer River; Douglas County; City of Duluth; City of Ely; City of Emily; City of Eveleth; City of Floodwood; City of Forest Lake; City of Gilbert, Defendants, City of Grand Rapids, Defendant-Appellee, Hennepin County; City of Hermantown; City of Hibbing; City of Hill City; City of Hoyt Lakes; City of International Falls; Itasca County; City of Keewatin; Lake County; City of Leech Lake; City of Maple Grove; City of Minneapolis; City of Nashwauk; Norman County; City of Orono; Pine County; Ramsey County; City of Roseau; City of Sartell; Scott County; Sherburne County; City of St. James; St. Louis County; City of St. Paul; City of Two Harbors; City of Virginia; Washington County; Winona County; Michael Campion, in his individual capacity as the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety; Ramona Dohman, in her individual capacity as the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety; John and Jane Does (1-600), acting in their individual capacity as supervisors, officers, deputies, staff, investigators, employees or agents of the other governmental agencies; Department of Public Safety Does (1-30), acting in their individual capacity as officers, supervisors, staff, employees, independent contractors or agents of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety; Entity Does (1-100), including cities, counties, municipalities and other entities sited in Minnesota, Defendants, Frank Scherf, acting in his individual capacity as the Assistant Chief of the Grand Rapids Police Department, Defendant-Appellee, Kevin Friebe, acting in his individual capacity as a Sergeant of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office; Eric Hanegmon, acting in his individual capacity as a Deputy of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office; David Lovaas, acting in his individual capacity as a Deputy of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office; Diane McComesky, acting in her individual capacity as an employee of St. Louis County; Linda Smith, acting in her individual capacity as an employee of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office; Wayne Toewe, acting in his individual capacity as a Deputy of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office; Kenneth Weis, acting in his individual capacity as a Deputy of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office; Roberta Nyland; William Evans, acting in his individual capacity as a Deputy of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorenz F. Fett, Jr. , Sonia Miller-Van Oort , Jonathan A. Strauss , Robin M. Wolpert , SAPIENTIA LAW GROUP, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stephanie A. Angolkar , Jon K. Iverson , Attorney, Susan Marie Tindal , IVERSON & REUVERS, Bloomington, MN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, COLLOTON and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Jennifer Heglund and her husband Jamie Heglund sued numerous Minnesota cities and counties, state officials, and hundreds of John and Jane Does, alleging that police officers had improperly accessed their private information in the State's driver's license database. The Heglunds later amended their complaint to replace one...

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