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Bank Robbery Hostage's Lawsuit Against Trooper Who Shot Her Revived by Federal Appeals Court

Bank Robbery Hostage’s Lawsuit Against Trooper Who Shot Her Revived by Federal Appeals Court
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Hostage Julie Huff
Julie Huff, a former hostage in a bank robbery, can pursue only one of three claims in her lawsuit against police who shot her in pursuit of a suspect who used her as a human shield.
A bank-robbery hostage who was shot at least 10 times by police received another opportunity to bring her lawsuit against one of the troopers to a jury. Overturning a lower court judge in Oklahoma, a federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of two of her claims, but it unanimously found that the trooper may have violated her rights by shooting her as she emerged from the suspect’s SUV with her hands in the air. ....

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Court Revives Hostage Julie Huff's Lawsuit Against Trooper

Elura NanosMay 12th, 2021, 12:32 pm
A bank-robbery hostage who was shot at least 10 times by police received another opportunity to bring her lawsuit against one of the troopers to a jury. Overturning a lower court judge in Oklahoma, a federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of two of her claims, but it unanimously found that the trooper may have violated her rights by shooting her as she emerged from the suspect’s SUV with her hands in the air.
Released on Monday, the Tenth Circuit’s ruling begins, bluntly: “January 21, 2016, was a terrible day for
Julie Huff.”
Harris Hartz, a
George W. Bush appointee writing for the three-judge panel, went on to describe just how terrible that day had been for Huff. ....

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