KARELS v. STORZ

No. 17-2527.

906 F.3d 740 (2018)

Brittany A. KARELS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gabriel A. STORZ, acting in his individual capacity as an officer of the Big Lake Police Department, Defendant-Appellant, Samuel J. Norlin, acting in his individual capacity as an officer of the Big Lake Police Department, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 15, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Joseph E. Flynn, of Lake Elmo, MN. The following attorney appeared on the appellant brief; Patrick S. Collins , of Lake Elmo, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Paul Convery Dworak, of Minneapolis, MO. The following attorney appeared on the appellee brief; Robert Bennett , of Minneapolis, MO.

Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Brittany Karels brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Gabriel Storz and Samuel Norlin, in their individual capacities as officers of the Big Lake, Minnesota, Police Department. Karels alleged, inter alia, that the officers used excessive force in effectuating her arrest in violation of her Fourth Amendment...

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