Notice: Eighth Circuit Rule 28a(k) Governs Citation of Unpublished Opinions and Provides That They Are Not Precedent and Generally Should Not Be Cited Unless Relevant to Establishing the Doctrines of Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel, the Law of the Case, or if the Opinion Has Persuasive Value on a Material Issue and No Published Opinion Would Serve As Well.john Kenneth Leo Austin, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Paul D. Merritt, Jr.; City of Lincoln, Attorney's Office;joel Lonowski; Paul Hanshaw, Lincoln Police Department;tom Cassidy, Chief of Police, Lincoln Police Department; Edsheridan, Lincoln Police Department; Appeal from the Unitedstates Michael Thurber, Lancaster County District Court Forthe Corrections Department; Michael District of Nebraska.johanns, Mayor; Darlene Tussing, Chairman, Lancaster Countycommissioner; Helen Boosalis, Ex-mayor; Jane M. Ford,director, City of Lincoln Department of Health; Danielwalker, President, South Salt Creek Neighborhoodassociation; Paul Drotzmann, R.e.h.s.; Sam Weinberg;maxine Keys; Unknown Does, 1 to 99, Defendants-appellees, 129 F.3d 121 (8th Cir. 1997)