MOLINA v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

No. 21-1830.

59 F.4th 334 (2023)

Sarah K. MOLINA; Christina Vogel; Peter Groce, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI; County of St. Clair, Illinois; John Doe, I-VI, Defendants, Daniel Book, in his individual capacity; Joseph Busso, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellants, Jason C. Chambers, Defendant, Lance Coats, in his individual capacity; Stephen Dodge, in his individual capacity; Joseph Mader, in his individual capacity; Michael D. Mayo, in his individual capacity; Mark S. Seper, in his individual capacity; William Wethington, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 2, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Andrew D. Wheaton , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney also appeared on the appellant brief; Robert Henry Dierker, Jr. , of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jessie M. Steffan , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorneys also appeared on the appellee brief; Anthony E. Rothert , of Saint Louis, MO., Gillian R. Wilcox , of Kansas City, MO., Molly E. Carney , of Saint Louis, MO.

Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Officers in an armored police vehicle shot tear gas at three people near the scene of a protest in downtown St. Louis. The district court concluded that all three had a First Amendment retaliation claim. We agree that one of them does, but qualified immunity shields the officers from the claims brought by the others. We affirm...

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