Kyle Hane v. City of Cedar Rapids

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 25-3321 ___________________________

Kyle Mark Hane

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

City of Cedar Rapids

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

Mike Kitsmiller, City of Marion Chief of Police

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant

Cassandra Gundacker, City of Cedar Rapids Police Officer; Alexander Karl-Beu Haas, City of Cedar Rapids Police Officer Badge #1092; City of Marion; David Dostal, City of Cedar Rapids Chief of Police; Johanna Heidelbauer, City of Marion Police Officer Badge #M228; Benoit Leroy, City of Marion Police Officer Badge #M214; Linn County IA; Brian Gardner, Linn County Sheriff; Brenna Bird, State of Iowa Attorney General; Shean D. Fletchall, State of Iowa Deputy Attorney General; Scott Marler, State of Iowa Director of Transportation; State of Iowa, By and through the Iowa Attorney General

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids ____________ Submitted: June 9, 2026 Filed: June 12, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SMITH, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Kyle Hane appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. After careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Vigeant v. Meek, 953 F.3d 1022, 1024 (8th Cir. 2020) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa.

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