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McKINLEY v. BADEN

No. 84-4824.

777 F.2d 1017 (1985)

Edmond B. McKINLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred H. BADEN and City of Pineville, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan E. Melichar, Alexandria, La., for defendants-appellants.

Davis & Murchison, James D. Davis, Alexandria, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge.

Appellee Edmond McKinley, formerly a police officer with the City of Pineville, Louisiana, brought this § 1983 suit against Pineville and its mayor, Fred Baden, and a pendent defamation claim solely against Baden. After a bench trial, the district court found for McKinley on both claims and awarded $75,000 in punitive damages and $25,000 in attorney fees against Pineville and Baden jointly and severally on the § 1983 claim

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