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HUNTER v. CLARDY

No. 75-4327.

558 F.2d 290 (1977)

Christine HUNTER and Barbara Jean Mims, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. George A. CLARDY et al., Defendants, Kenneth F. Copeland, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle B. May, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Jack LaSonde, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY and GEE, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This civil rights case, arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, concerns the alleged false arrest of one of two plaintiffs, mother and daughter, effected during a single encounter. The district court found that the appellant law enforcement officer violated the civil rights of one of the plaintiffs by arresting her without probable cause and with the motive of intimidating the other plaintiff. The...

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