MISMASH v. MURRAY CITY

No. 82-1963.

730 F.2d 1366 (1984)

Craig K. MISMASH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MURRAY CITY, a Municipal Corporation, Scott Robinson, Gary Reid, and John Does 1 through 20, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary C. Corporon of Corporon & Williams, Salt Lake City, Utah, for plaintiff-appellant.

Allan L. Larson of Snow, Christensen & Martineau, Salt Lake City, Utah, for defendants-appellees.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, and HOLLOWAY, McWILLIAMS, BARRETT, DOYLE, McKAY, LOGAN and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Craig Mismash was allegedly arrested and severely beaten without cause by Scott Robinson and Gary Reid, detectives on the Murray City Police Force. Asserting that this conduct denied him due process, Mismash brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) against Robinson, Reid, Murray City, and several unnamed police and city officials who may have authorized the acts complained of. The district...

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