DEVAN v. CITY OF DES MOINES, IOWA

No. 84-2036.

767 F.2d 423 (1985)

Beatrice DEVAN, next of kin of John Monroe Branch, deceased, and as the Administratrix of the Estate of John Monroe Branch, and Beatrice Devan, Individually, Appellant, v. CITY OF DES MOINES, IOWA; James Harkin, Individually and in his official capacity as an employee of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, and Billy Wallace, Individually and in his official capacity as an employee of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo G. Parrish, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.

Terrence A. Hopkins, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Beatrice Devan appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Des Moines, James Harkin, and Billy Wallace, Chief of the City Police Department. For reversal, Devan contends that the district court committed error in ruling that she was barred under principles of issue and claim preclusion from bringing this 42 U.S.C. § 1981 action. We affirm.

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