MICHAEL v. TREVENA

No. 17-1946.

899 F.3d 528 (2018)

Landon L. MICHAEL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Joshua TREVENA; Ryan Chaffee, in their individual capacities as officers of the Watford City Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Marshall Irlbeck , Eric L. Newmark , Jeffrey S. Storms , Newmark Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Scott K. Porsborg , Smith & Porsborg, Brian D. Schmidt , Smith & Bakke, Bismarck, ND, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Landon Michael filed suit against Watford City, North Dakota, police officers Joshua Trevena and Ryan Chaffee, alleging unlawful arrest and excessive force after the officers were called to help resolve a family dispute. The district court granted the officers summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Michael appeals.<...

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