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AGNEW v. CITY OF COMPTON

No. 15074.

239 F.2d 226 (1956)

R. W. AGNEW, Appellant, v. CITY OF COMPTON, a municipal corporation; H. R. Lindemulder; and Frank Sprague, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. W. Agnew, in pro. per.

James G. Butler, City Atty., H. H. Hegner, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Compton, Cal., for appellees City of Compton and Frank Sprague.

Reed & Kirtland, F. O. Reed, Robert C. Packard and Henry E. Kappler, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee H. R. Lindemulder.

Before DENMAN, Chief Judge, and BARNES and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges.

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.

Relying principally upon the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981 et seq., R. W. Agnew instituted this action for damages, and for injunctive and declaratory relief. The City of Compton, California, its electrical inspector, and two of its police officers, were named defendants.

After the complaint was filed, defendants moved to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a cause of action. The motions...

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