Ching v. City of Minneapolis
- Katherine Menendez
- 0:21-cv-02467
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Ching v. City of Minneapolis, Judge Menendez entered judgment for defendants after an appeals court ruled Officer Walsh had qualified immunity.
The plaintiff’s claims were dismissed, and the defendants received judgment in their favor.
What happened
Ching v. City of Minneapolis returned to the District of Minnesota after the appeals court reviewed an earlier order concerning the defendants’ requests for judgment based on the pleadings.
The appeals court ruled that Officer Walsh had qualified immunity on the claim that his continued use of deadly force was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment. It sent the case back for judgment in favor of the defendants.
The district court granted the defendants’ motions for judgment on the pleadings and dismissed the plaintiff’s claims. Judge Katherine Menendez ordered that judgment be entered accordingly.
The detailed version
- Ching v. City of Minneapolis · No. 0:21-cv-02467
- Katherine Menendez
- Aug. 4, 2023
Background
The case was before the District of Minnesota after the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals sent it back. In a September 2022 order, the district court had granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motions for judgment on the pleadings. Those motions were granted in every respect except Officer Walsh’s argument that he was protected by qualified immunity on the claim that his continued use of deadly force was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
Appellate ruling
The Eighth Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling on that issue. It held that Officer Walsh was entitled to qualified immunity and sent the case back for entry of judgment in favor of the defendants. The appellate court’s mandate issued on August 3, 2023.
District court’s ruling
Following the Eighth Circuit’s ruling, the district court granted the defendants’ motions for judgment on the pleadings. The court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims and ordered that judgment be entered accordingly.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.