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DAVIS v. MURPHY

No. 76-1886.

559 F.2d 1098 (1977)

Earl DAVIS, Sandra Davis, J. B. Clay, Joyce Wesley, and James Ingram, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dennis MURPHY and Cary Cameron, etc., and Michael Murphy, etc., and City of Milwaukee, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Glynn, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gerald P. Boyle, D. Michael Guerin, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, PELL, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs are five black residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two of the defendants are Milwaukee police officers, and the third is a Milwaukee fireman. The City of Milwaukee was an additional defendant but was dismissed as a party.1

Count I of the amended complaint filed on November 12, 1973, was brought under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983).2 Count...

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