U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2026

Kyle Hane v. City of Cedar Rapids

Kyle Hane v. City of Cedar Rapids
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided June 12, 2026
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Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids ____________ Submitted: June 9, 2026 Filed: June 12, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.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. ______________________________

The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. -2-

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