U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Melanie Kelsay v. Matt Ernst
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- Aug. 13, 2019
- Case
- Melanie Kelsay v. Matt Ernst
- Case status
- Decided
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GRASZ, Circuit Judge, dissenting. While the physical injury suffered by Ms. Kelsay is a serious and unfortunate event, the outcome here underscores a wider legal problem. Like the other dissenting judges, I believe any reasonable officer would have known his conduct in this case violated Ms. Kelsay's constitutional rights under existing case law. That is simply a disagreement with the majority on…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | Aug. 13, 2019 |
| Opinion | Not attributed | Aug. 13, 2019 |