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POWELL v. JOHNSON

Civ. No. 09-3137 (SRN/SER).

855 F.Supp.2d 871 (2012)

John POWELL and Devette Evans, Plaintiffs, v. Officer Bruce JOHNSON and the City of Minneapolis, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

January 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Hechter, Thill Law Firm, P.A., St. Louis Park, MN, for Plaintiffs.

Amanda M. Trelstad, Tracey N. Fussy, Susan L. Segal, Minneapolis City Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SUSAN RICHARD NELSON, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

On November 8, 2007, Minneapolis police officer Bruce Johnson shot and killed "Blu," a pit bull owned by Plaintiffs John Powell and Devette Evans. Plaintiffs later commenced the instant action, asserting inter alia that (1) by shooting Blu, Johnson effected an unlawful seizure in violation of the United States Constitution and (2) Defendant City of Minneapolis...

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