DAVIS v. DAWSON

No. 21-2419.

33 F.4th 993 (2022)

Crysteal DAVIS; Damon Davis; Iisha Hillmon, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Jeffrey DAWSON; Brad Youngblut; Josh Rhamy, Defendants. Trevor Spear; Ryan Neumann; Lucas Kramer, Defendants-Appellants Ross Klein; Patrick Hickey, Defendants Robert Clock, Defendant-Appellant Dana Wingert; City of Des Moines, Iowa; Steven McCarville, Defendants

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 10, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was John O. Haraldson , of Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Gina Messamer , of Des Moines, IA.

Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Des Moines Police officers, lacking probable cause, took relatives of a stabbing victim to the station, holding them for over three hours despite their repeated requests to leave. Meanwhile, the victim died. The family sued. The district court1 denied qualified immunity, ruling for the family on...

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