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FIELDER v. BOSSHARD

No. 76-4376.

590 F.2d 105 (1979)

Lonnie Elbert FIELDER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. August H. BOSSHARD et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ed C. Small, Jr., C. C. Small, Jr., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Waggoner Carr, Robert L. Crider, Austin, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before INGRAHAM, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Lonnie and Edna Fielder, father and mother of decedent Jimmie Fielder, brought this § 19831 action as next of kin against Sheriff August Bosshard, Chief Deputy Daniel Walker, Deputy William Chandler, and Jailer Robert Champion [hereinafter "the appellants"]. The basis of the suit is the appellants' alleged violation of Jimmie Fielder's constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment while he was...

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