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DOUTHIT v. JONES

No. 78-1036.

619 F.2d 527 (1980)

Troy Lee DOUTHIT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clarence JONES, Sheriff, Dallas County, Texas, and W. H. McCallum, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda L. Addison, Houston, Tex. (Court-appointed), for plaintiff-appellant.

John B. Tolle, Sue L. Lagarde, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before CHARLES CLARK, RONEY and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Troy Lee Douthit brought this action against Clarence Jones, a former sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, and W. H. McCallum, a deputy sheriff of Dallas County, seeking damages for his allegedly wrongful incarceration by the defendants under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1988 and the Texas common law tort of false imprisonment. The district court granted judgment to Jones and McCallum on the basis of the jury's finding that they had acted...

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