063842P.pdf   03/25/2008  Kenneth Seymour  v.  City of Des Moines
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  06-3842
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines   
   [PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Bright and John R. Gibson,
   Circuit Judges]
   Civil Case - civil rights - qualified immunity. Grant of summary
   judgment on basis of qualified immunity to City and police officers who
   detained father during child death investigation is affirmed. Although
   detention was not supported by a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity
   and thus was unreasonable, officer made a reasonable mistake, as officers
   thought the detention would be fairly unintrusive and useful under the
   circumstances. Officers had a reasonable belief that detention was not
   too lengthy or intrusive. Officers thus are entitled to qualified immunity
   as to the detention and the length thereof. The City is also not liable, as
   the procedures adopted by the City do not violate federal law or direct its
   employees to do so. The procedures are investigative techniques to be
   used where appropriate and City did not fail to train officers in the proper
   exercise of their discretion. Defendants are entitled to emergency
   response immunity under state law for state law claims. John R. Gibson
   dissents.