FARAH v. WEYKER

No. 17-3207, No. 17-3208, No. 17-3209, No. 17-3210, No. 17-3212, No. 17-3213.

926 F.3d 492 (2019)

Yasin Ahmed FARAH, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Heather WEYKER, in her individual capacity as a St. Paul Police Officer Defendant-Appellant. The City of St. Paul; John Does 1-5, in their individual capacities as St. Paul Police Officers; Richard Roes 1-5, in their individual capacities as federal law enforcement officers, Defendants. The Human Trafficking Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant. Ifrah Yassin, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Heather Weyker, individually and in her official capacity as a St. Paul Police Officer, Defendant-Appellant. The City of St. Paul; John Does 1-2, individually and in their official capacities as St. Paul Police Officers; John Does 3-4, individually and in their official capacities as supervisory members of the St. Paul Police Department, Defendants. The Human Trafficking Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant. Hamdi Ali Osman, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Heather Weyker, in her individual capacity as a St. Paul Police Officer, Defendant-Appellant. The City of St. Paul; John Bandemer, in his individual and official capacities as a St. Paul Police Sergeant; Robert Roes 4-6, in their individual and official capacities as supervisory members of the St. Paul Police Department, Defendants. The Human Trafficking Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant. Ahmad Abnulnasir Ahmad, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Heather Weyker, in her individual capacity as a St. Paul Police Officer, Defendant-Appellant. The City of St. Paul; John Bandemer, in his individual and official capacities as a St. Paul Police Sergeant; John Does 1-2, in their individual capacities as St. Paul Police Officers; John Does 3-4, in their individual and official capacities as supervisory members of the St. Paul Police Department, Defendants. The Human Trafficking Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant. Bashir Yasin Mohamud, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Heather Weyker, in her individual capacity as a St. Paul Police Officer, Defendant-Appellant. The City of St. Paul; John Bandemer, in his individual and official capacities as a St. Paul Police Sergeant; John Does 1-2, in their individual capacities as St. Paul Police Officers; John Does 3-4, in their individual and official capacities as supervisory members of the St. Paul Police Department, Defendants. The Human Trafficking Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant. Mohamed Amalle, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Heather Weyker, in her individual capacity as a St. Paul Police Officer, Defendant-Appellant. The City of St. Paul; John Bandemer, in his individual and official capacities as a St. Paul Police Sergeant; John Does 1-2, in their individual capacities as St. Paul Police Officers; John Does 3-4, in their individual and official capacities as supervisory members of the St. Paul Police Department, Defendants. The Human Trafficking Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appears on appellant's brief was Brant S. Levine , of Washington, DC. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Barbara L Herwig , of Washington, DC., Edward Himmelfarb , of Washington, DC., David G. Cutler , of Washington, DC., Glenn S. Greene , of Washington, DC., Paul C. Quast , of Washington, DC.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on appellee brief of Yasin Ahmed Farah was Darron Clarence Knutson of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief Douglas Altman , of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared of appellee brief of Ifrah Yassin was Joshua A. Newville of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee Hamdi Ali Osman was Andrew Marshall Irlbeck of St. Paul, MN. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Paul Applebaum , of St. Paul, MN., Jeffrey S. Storms , of Minneapolis, MN.

Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


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