BOUSSOM v. CITY OF ELKHART

No. S 79-332.

567 F.Supp. 1382 (1983)

James A. BOUSSOM, Billy D. Cook, John H. Drexler, Denise R. Harvell, Robert E. Hendershott, Gary L. Keck, Dennis Minegar, Dale L. Pflibsen, Edgar R. Rapp, Jack A. Sanders, Richard W. Stamatovich, Ray Vinson, Edwin R. Yoder, Lawrence G. Young, Richard R. Clark, Donald E. Cripe, and Robert Genth, Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF ELKHART, Indiana, Eleanor Kesim, Mayor of said City, Dean Yoder, Fire Chief of said City, and William Wargo, Police Chief of said City, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Indiana, South Bend Division.

July 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Keller, Steven H. Hazelrigg, Paul D. Mathias, Fort Wayne, Ind., for plaintiffs.

David Stutsman, City Attorney's Office, Elkhart, Ind., William J. Nye, Gary D. Boyn, Elkhart, Ind., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SHARP, Chief Judge.

This case was tried before this court solely on the issue of liability. This memorandum opinion briefly states the legal basis of this court's findings of fact and conclusions of law entered herewith. The claims in this action are made under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4).

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