CHARLESTON v. McCARTHY

No. 20-2676.

8 F.4th 772 (2021)

Dan CHARLESTON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Bill McCARTHY, in his individual capacity and official capacity as the Polk County Sheriff; Kevin Schneider, in his individual capacity; Victor J. Munoz, in his individual capacity; Ron Richards, in his individual capacity; Tim Krum, in his individual capacity; James B. Brown, in his individual capacity; Joe Simon, in his individual capacity; Brent Long, in his individual capacity; Shawn Van Hoozer, in his individual capacity; Lola Evans, in her individual capacity; Michael Campbell, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 10, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen T. Fieweger , Davenport, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Julie Jean Bussanmas , Meghan Lee Gavin , Ralph E. Marasco , Polk County Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees Bill McCarthy, Kevin Schneider, Victor J. Munoz, Ron Richards, Tim Krum, James B. Brown, Joe Simon, Brent Long, Shawn Van Hoozer.

Julie Jean Bussanmas , Meghan Lee Gavin , Polk County Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees Lola Evans, Michael Campbell.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


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