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RYKERS v. ALFORD

No. 86-3732.

832 F.2d 895 (1987)

Robert RYKERS, individually and on Behalf of his acknowledged, natural daughter, Tasha Rykers, and Jaro Rykers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Susan ALFORD, a/k/a Christine Anderson Pollock, Slidell Police Department, Maurice E. Fuqua, Individually, and in His Capacity as a Slidell Police Officer, John Volz, Individually and as United States Attorney, Three Unknown Assistant United States Attorneys, and United States of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 25, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Hoppe, III, Slidell, La., for Rykers, et al.

William F. Baity, Asst. U.S. Atty., John P. Volz, New Orleans, La., for John Volz, U.S. Atty. & Federal Def.

John F. Greene, New Orleans, La., for Susan Alford.

David J. Gorewitz, Jerald L. Album, New Orleans, La., for Slidell, Slidell Police/Det. Fuqua.

Before GOLDBERG, JOHNSON, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

A father sued the mother of his child, a police officer, the United States, and several federal officials for damages connected with the father's arrest for allegedly kidnapping his child. The district court dismissed all the claims. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Susan Alford met Robert Rykers in Australia in 1971 and allegedly became Rykers' common-law wife. In 1975, they had a daughter and named...

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