TORRES v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS

No. 21-1761, No. 21-1918.

39 F.4th 494 (2022)

Gina TORRES; Dennis Torres, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS, Defendant Lance Coats; Glennon P. Frigerio; Joshua D. Becherer; Nicholas Manasco; Ronald Allen, Jr.; John C. Jones; Mark S. Seper; Jon B. Long; Tim Boyce; Benjamin R. Lacy, Defendants-Appellants Gina Torres; Dennis Torres, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. City of St. Louis, Defendant-Appellant Lance Coats; Glennon P. Frigerio; Joshua D. Becherer; Nicholas Manasco; Ronald Allen, Jr.; John C. Jones; Mark S. Seper; Jon B. Long; Tim Boyce; Benjamin R. Lacy, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 1, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel Dowd , Richard K. Dowd , Alex R. Lumaghi , Dowd & Dowd, Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Brandon David Laird , Erin K. McGowan , Assistant City Counselor, Andrew D. Wheaton, City Counselor's Office, Saint Louis, MO, for Docket No. 21-1761 Defendants-Appellants Lance Coats, Glennon P. Frigerio, Joshua D. Becherer, Nicholas Manasco, Ronald Allen, Jr., John C. Jones, Mark S. Seper, Jon B. Long, Tim Boyce.

Erin K. McGowan , Assistant City Counselor, Andrew D. Wheaton , City Counselor's Office, Saint Louis, MO, for Docket No. 21-1761 Defendant-Appellant Benjamin R. Lacy.

Brandon David Laird , Erin K. McGowan , Assistant City Counselor, Andrew D. Wheaton , City Counselor's Office, Saint Louis, MO, for Docket No. 21-1918 Defendant-Appellant.

Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Isaiah Hammett was killed during the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's (SLMPD) execution of a search warrant at his grandfather's home. As relevant to this appeal, appellees Gina Torres (Gina) and Dennis Torres (Dennis),1 Hammett's surviving mother and grandfather, respectively, brought...

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