PRISONERS: Claims of “horrific treatment” of mentally ill MSP inmates improperly dismissed for failure to state claim under 8th Amendment and §1983… refusal to revisit ruling when advised that it was based on the wrong case requires reassignment to different judge on remand… Haddon reversed. [Read more…]
Police rape 1, statute of limitations
POLICE RAPE 1: Claims against City and County for drug officer’s alleged rape of CI barred by statute of limitations, lack of vicarious liability. . . Menahan. [Read more…]
Police rape 2, statute of limitations
POLICE RAPE 2: Claims against City and County for drug officer’s alleged rape of CI barred by statute of limitations, lack of vicarious liability. . . Menahan. [Read more…]
Collateral attack of rape sentence
COLLATERAL ATTACK of rape conviction by civil suit barred by collateral estoppel. . . Dayton affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Release, oil/gas entity, $100,000 v. $2 million
RELEASE of interest in oil/gas entity to attorney/cpa in need of funds for $100,000 in hand as opposed to uncertain $2 million in future not unconscionable. . . Molloy affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
City sign ordinance, car lot balloon “wind signs”
CITY SIGN ORDINANCE prohibiting car lot’s balloon “wind signs” upheld… Christensen. [Read more…]
Wrongful arrest/excessive force
WRONGFUL ARREST/EXCESSIVE FORCE claims by assault Defendant against officer and City dismissed on summary judgment… Lynch/Morris. [Read more…]
Police shooting, summary bench dismissal
POLICE SHOOTING claims dismissed on summary judgment from bench… Haddon. [Read more…]
Open meetings, city manager hiring
OPEN MEETINGS: Illegal executive session for deliberation on selection of city manager remedied by additional public meetings… Manley affirmed. [Read more…]
§1983, drug defendant suicide
§1983 claims against Detective in drug defendant suicide survive summary judgment… objections to Erickson’s recommendations sustained, denied… Christensen. [Read more…]