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BENNETT v. CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEX.

No. 88-1493.

883 F.2d 400 (1989)

Mark BENNETT and Earlene Bennett, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. The CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, The City of Mesquite, Texas, S. Courson, Bill Ballard, Detective Willbanks, V. Little, and Detective John Doe, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Larson, Mesquite, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Leonard A. Hirsch and Joseph G. Werner, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, RUBIN and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The district court held that police officers had probable cause to arrest a husband and wife, and that even if they did not, the officers and the cities that employed them were immune from suit. Because the police had probable cause to arrest the wife, and the officers and cities are immune from suit for arresting the husband even if they did not have probable cause, we affirm.

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