Gabriel Wade Mills v. John Anderson

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 06-3725
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Paul C. Stepnes, *
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Appellant, *
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v. *
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Robert J. Tennessen; Christine * Appeal from the United States
Tennessen; City of Minneapolis, * District Court for the
Minnesota; Minneapolis Police * District of Minnesota.
Department (a department of the city); *
Mark Wisocki, Officer, in his individual * [UNPUBLISHED]
and official capacities; Paul Hatle, *
Officer, in his individual and official *
capacities; Adam Chard, in his *
individual and official capacities; John *
Does, 1-4; Robert Illetschko, Officer, *
in his individual and official capacities, *
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Appellees. *
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Submitted: September 27, 2007
Filed: March 6, 2008
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Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

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1The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District
of Minnesota.
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Paul Stepnes appeals from the district court’s 1 summary judgment order
dismissing his civil rights and malicious prosecution claims against his neighbors
Robert and Christine Tennessen, the City of Minneapolis and four Minneapolis police
officers.
The facts of this case are lengthy and convoluted, stemming as they do from a
backyard dispute between neighbors that escalated into threats, protection orders,
arrests, physical confrontations, dog-kicking, and the like. The district court’s
memorandum opinion treats the facts and the legal claims arising therefrom accurately
and comprehensively. Finding no error in the district court’s ruling, and concluding
that a further discussion would be of no precedential value, we affirm on the basis of
the reasons set forth in the district court’s opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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