BRESNAHAN v. CITY OF ST. PETERS

No. 21-3910.

58 F.4th 381 (2023)

Brian BRESNAHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF ST. PETERS; Rick Struttmann, in his personal and official capacity as Chief of Police of the St. Peter's Police Department; Russ Batzel, in his personal and official capacity as City Administrator of the City of St. Peters, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Peter O. Bruntrager , of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees was John H. Kilper , of Saint Charles, MO. The following attorneys also appeared on the appellee brief; Katrina Y. Morgan , of Saint Louis, MO., Jillian M. Mueller , of Saint Louis, MO., Victor Scott Williams , of Saint Charles, MO.

Before LOKEN, ARNOLD, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Brian Bresnahan sued the City of St. Peters, Chief of Police Rick Struttmann, and City Administrator Russ Batzel under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating his First Amendment rights. The district court dismissed Bresnahan's complaint. We reverse and remand.

I.

Bresnahan alleged the following, which we assume...

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