Case Name: Brian CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF CONCORDIA; Concordia Police Department; Aaron Rucker, Police Officer; Jim Lynn, Police Chief, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-21
Citations: 671 F. App'x 943
Docket Number: No. 16-3671
Parties: Brian CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF CONCORDIA; Concordia Police Department; Aaron Rucker, Police Officer; Jim Lynn, Police Chief, Defendants-Appellees
Judges: Before SHEPHERD, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 943–944

Head Matter:
Brian CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF CONCORDIA; Concordia Police Department; Aaron Rucker, Police Officer; Jim Lynn, Police Chief, Defendants-Appellees
No. 16-3671
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: December 6, 2016
Filed: December 21, 2016
Brian K. Campbell, Holden, MO, pro se.
No appearance for appellees.
Before SHEPHERD, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Brian Campbell appeals after the District Court dismissed his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. After careful review, we conclude that Campbell's claim that he was arrested without probable cause established a basis for jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1331 ("The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."); 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (providing that every person acting under color of state law may be held liable for depriving another of constitutional rights); Hannah v. City of Overland, 795 F.2d 1385, 1389 (8th Cir. 1986) ("[A] war-rantless arrest without probable cause violates an individual's constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments."). Accordingly, we reverse the dismissal of Campbell's complaint, and we remand the case to the District Court for further proceedings. We also grant Campbell's pending motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis.