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JOHNSON v. CITY OF ST. PAUL

No. 79-1916.

634 F.2d 1146 (1980)

Robert Lee JOHNSON, Appellant, v. CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, a Municipal Corporation; Police Officer Petersen, Badge Number 527, as an agent for the City of St. Paul, Minnesota and individually; Police Officer Zaruba, Badge Number 388, as an agent for the City of St. Paul, Minnesota and individually; Richard H. Knutson, attorney; Richard H. Rowan, Chief of Police, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Villaume, III, Asst. City Atty., St. Paul, Minn., for appellees.

Earl P. Gray, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Before BRIGHT, HENLEY and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Robert Lee Johnson brought this action1 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) to recover damages for an allegedly unconstitutional arrest and imprisonment. The federal district court of Minnesota granted summary judgment for the defendants, and Johnson appeals. We affirm.

This action arose out of events which began in a public park. Appellant was sitting with a woman when they were approached by two police officers...

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