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MANALE v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, DEPT. OF POLICE

No. 81-3043. Summary Calendar.

673 F.2d 122 (1982)

John G. MANALE, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, et al., Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Glenn Cater, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant cross-appellee.

Sidney H. Cates, IV, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees cross-appellants.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

John G. Manale, a former New Orleans police officer, brought this diversity action against the City, the Department of Police, and two police officers, charging them with reckless defamation and seeking damages in excess of $1,000,000. Trial before the District Court resulted in a verdict of $10,000 for Manale. He appealed, seeking a revision upward of the damage award. The City cross-appealed the District Court's findings and verdict...

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