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HEDGES v. POLETIS

No. 98-3389.

177 F.3d 1071 (1999)

George HEDGES, Appellant, v. George Randy POLETIS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed June 3, 1999.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 12, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur A. Benson II, Kansas City, MO, argued (Jamie K. Lansford, Kansas City, on the brief), for Appellant.

Rebecca S. Yocum, Overland Park, KS, argued, for Appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and NANGLE, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 12, 1999.

NANGLE, Senior District Judge.

George Hedges appeals the district court's2 grant of summary judgment to appellee George Randy Poletis wherein the court held that Poletis is entitled to qualified immunity for his role in the civil commitment of Mr. Hedges. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

George Hedges, a 52 year old homosexual...

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