063802P.pdf   06/29/2007  Margaret Hayek  v.  City of St. Paul
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  06-3802
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Riley, Author, with Bye and Bright, Circuit Judges]
   Civil case - civil rights. In Section 1983 action claiming unlawful use
   of deadly force, defendants were entitled to qualified immunity as officers
   only used deadly force after plaintiff's decedent repeatedly stabbed one of
   the officers with a Samurai sword, and the decision to use deadly force to
   protect a fellow officer under attack was reasonable and justified; officers
   were also entitled to official immunity on plaintiff's Minnesota state law
   claims as their use of force was reasonable and could not be characterized
   as willful or malicious; further, the record established the officers' 
   actions complied with the City's policy for dealing with mentally or 
   emotionally disturbed persons.