CARSON v. POLLEY

No. 81-1284.

689 F.2d 562 (1982)

Arthur Wayne CARSON, Petitioner-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. Officer POLLEY, ET AL., Respondents-Appellees Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Cunningham, Alan S. Loewinsohn, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner-appellant cross-appellee.

Sue Lagarde, J. Steven Bush, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Tex., for respondents-appellees cross-appellants.

Before GOLDBERG, WILLIAMS and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Arthur Carson brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Dallas County Sheriff and four of his deputies and a Dallas County Constable and three of his deputies. Carson alleged that he suffered injuries because the defendants used excessive force when arresting him and booking him into jail. In addition to the federal civil rights claims, Carson appended several...

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