KING v. MASSARWEH

No. 84-1619.

782 F.2d 825 (1986)

Jackie KING, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mitri MASSARWEH, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Wartelle, Arnold Ellis, Timothy E. Morgan, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

George Agnost, City Atty., Philip S. Ward, Elizabeth G. Leavy, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, San Francisco, Cal., for respondents-appellees.

Before CHOY, Senior Circuit Judge, HUG, and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges.


CHOY, Senior Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the applicability of Parratt v. Taylor, 451 U.S. 527, 101 S.Ct. 1908, 68 L.Ed.2d 420 (1981), to Section 1983 claims arising from Fourth Amendment violations. The district judge dismissed the appellants' Section 1983 claims against the appellees Massarweh and the police officers. We affirm the dismissal as to Massarweh and reverse the dismissal as to the police officers.

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