HAYES v. MEMPHIS POLICE DEPT.

No. 79-1091.

634 F.2d 350 (1980)

Dora HAYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Philip Arnold, argued, Ratner, Sugarmon, Lucas & Henderson, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

Clifford D. Pierce, Jr., City Atty., Arthur J. Shea, argued, Charles Holmes, Asst. City Atty., Deputy City Atty., Memphis, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WEICK, Circuit Judge, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


EDWARDS, Chief Judge.

This is a second appeal in a disturbing case from Memphis involving the killing of a black man by a white police officer who has previously killed two other people, and in the past ten years fired at a total of five persons, four black and one white.

The facts previously before us and the reason for our remand are set out in the order of this court which follows:

"On receipt and consideration of the record on appeal in this nonjury...

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