CRANE v. STATE OF TEX.

No. 83-1650.

759 F.2d 412 (1985)

Stephen C. CRANE, on Behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross Appellant, v. STATE OF TEXAS, Defendant-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF DALLAS, Ben Ellis, John Orvis, Mike Schwille, Berlaind Brashear and Chuck Miller, Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees, v. Henry WADE and L. E. Murdoch, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Luna, Dallas, Tex., for Ellis et al. and Dallas County.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Mary F. Keller, Lawrence J. King, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for State of Texas.

Peter Lesser, Johnston & Larson, Douglas R. Larson, Dallas, Tex., for Crane.

Sue L. Lagarde, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for Henry Wade & Larry Murdoch.

Before GEE, WILLIAMS and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 22, 1985.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

On behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Stephen Crane brought an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1988, and the common law of Texas, against the State of Texas, Dallas County, the judges of the Dallas County Criminal Courts, the Dallas County Clerk, the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney, the City of Dallas,...

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