ROKUSEK v. JANSEN

No. 17-3203.

899 F.3d 544 (2018)

Troy ROKUSEK, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Cody JANSEN, individually, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Gary P. Thimsen , of Sioux Falls, SD. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Gary P. Thimsen , of Sioux Falls, SD., Tyler James Coverdale , of Sioux Falls, SD.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jeffrey S. Storms , of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Jeffrey M. Montpetit , of Minneapolis, MN., Jeffrey S. Storms , of Minneapolis, MN., Timothy Lee James , of Yankton, SD.

Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


South Dakota State Trooper Cody Jansen appeals the district court's1 denial of summary judgment on Troy Rokusek's claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court determined that Trooper Jansen was not entitled to qualified immunity because the evidence, construed in Rokusek's favor, showed...

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