MARTIN v. HEIDEMAN

Nos. 95-5145, 95-5860, 95-5162 and 95-5170.

106 F.3d 1308 (1997)

Donald MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Robert HEIDEMAN; Robert Heckle; Boone County, Kentucky, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, Roger Paul; City of Walton, Kentucky, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Craig Dance (argued and briefed), Breeding, McIntyre & Cunningham, Lexingtin, KY, for Donald Martin.

W. Kenneth Nevitt, C. Thomas Hectus (argued and briefed), Williams & Wagoner, Louisville, KY, Steven J. Franzen, for Robert Heideman, Robert Heckle, Boone County, Kentucky in Nos. 95-5145, 95-5162 and 95-5170.

MaryAnn Stewart (argued and briefed), Condit, McDermott & Stewart, Covington, KY, for Roger Paul, City of Walton, Kentucky.

W. Kenneth Nevitt, C. Thomas Hectus (argued), Williams & Wagoner, Louisville, KY, Steven J. Franzen, for Robert Heideman, Robert Heckle, Kentucky in No. 95-5860.

W. Kenneth Nevitt, C. Thomas Hectus (argued), Williams & Wagoner, Louisville, KY, Larry J. Crigler, Larry J. Crigler, P.S.C., Burlington, KY, for Boone County in No. 95-5860.

Before: KRUPANSKY, DAUGHTREY, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


DAUGHTREY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which MOORE, J., joined. KRUPANSKY, J. (pp. 1313-33), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

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