TARPLEY v. GREENE

No. 81-1246.

684 F.2d 1 (1982)

Fred TARPLEY, Sr., Appellant, v. Raymond J. GREENE, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1982.

As amended July 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary E. Bair, Washington, D. C., with whom Arthur B. Spitzer and Elizabeth Symonds, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Brien A. Roche, Fairfax, Va., for appellees, Montgomery County, DiGrazia and Booth.

David R. Lasso, Arlington, Va., with whom Charles G. Flinn, Arlington, Va., was on the brief, for appellees, Arlington County, et al.

Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees, District of Columbia, et al.

Before BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and BORK, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Fred Tarpley, Sr. was the subject of a 1978 criminal investigation by the police departments of the District of Columbia, Arlington County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland. Appellant brought this suit against the three local governments, their chiefs of police and individual police officers based on several incidents during the investigation in which police...

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