HELSETH v. BURCH

No. 00-3235.

258 F.3d 867 (2001)

Timothy HELSETH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John BURCH, in his individual capacity, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon K. Iverson, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Paul D. Reuvers and Jason J. Kubourshek, Minneapolis, on the brief), for appellant.

Robert Bennett, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Heidi A. Schneider and Eric Hageman, Minneapolis, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, BOWMAN, BEAM, LOKEN, HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

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