BARIBEAU v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

Civ. No. 06-4953 (JNE/SRN).

578 F.Supp.2d 1201 (2008)

Jessica BARIBEAU; Jamie Jones; Kate Kibby, on her own behalf and as guardian for her minor brother Kyle Kibby; Raphi Rechitsky; Jake Sternberg; and Christian Utne, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, Inspector Jane Harteau, Sgt. Tim Hoeppner, Sgt. E.T. Nelson, Sgt. John Billington, Sgt. D. Pommerenke, Sgt. Erica Christensen, Officer Tim Merkel, Officer Roderic Weber, Officer Sherry Appledorn, Officer Jeanine Brudenell, Officer Robert Greer, Officer Jane Roe (whose true name is unknown), Officer Jane Doe (whose true name is unknown), County of Hennepin, Sean Kennedy, Becky Novotny, Sam Smith (whose true name is unknown), and Officer Mary Jones (whose true name is unknown), Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

September 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jordan S. Kushner, Esq., Law Office of Jordan S. Kushner, appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs Jessica Baribeau; Jamie Jones; Kate Kibby, on her own behalf and as guardian for her minor brother Kyle Kibby; Raphi Rechitsky; Jake Sternberg; and Christian Utne.

James A. Moore, Esq., Minneapolis City Attorney's Office, appeared on behalf of Defendants City of Minneapolis, Inspector Jane Harteau, Sgt. Tim Hoeppner, Sgt. E.T. Nelson, Sgt. John Billington, Sgt. D. Pommerenke, Sgt. Erica Christensen, Officer Tim Merkel, Officer Roderic Weber, Officer Sherry Appledorn, Officer Jeanine Brudenell, Officer Robert Greer, Officer Jane Roe (whose true name is unknown), and Officer Jane Doe (whose true name is unknown).

Michael B. Miller, Esq., Hennepin County Attorney's Office, appeared on behalf of Defendants County of Hennepin, Sean Kennedy, Becky Novotny, Sam Smith (whose true name is unknown), and Officer Mary Jones (whose true name is unknown).


ORDER

JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge.

During the Minneapolis Aquatennial in 2006, Plaintiffs1 were arrested in downtown Minneapolis after participating in what they describe as a "zombie dance party," an event that involved wearing fake blood on their faces, playing music and amplified spoken phrases from improvised sound systems, and other activities they claim were meant to call attention to the shortcomings of consumerist...

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