WILLIAMS v. HARTJE

Nos. 86-1791 to 86-1794 and 86-1949.

827 F.2d 1203 (1987)

Ricky WILLIAMS; Sharon Williams; Bonnie (Williams) Gilbert; Delavah Williams; Johnie Williams, Ronnie Williams, Emogene Williams Cobin; Ernestine Williams Webb; Caroline Williams Giles; Verna Williams Hammond; Barbara Williams Guinn; Donna Williams Lockhart, the survivors of Marvin Williams, Appellees, v. George F. HARTJE, Jr., Appellant. (Two Cases) Ricky WILLIAMS; Sharon Williams; Bonnie (Williams) Gilbert; Delavah Williams; Johnie Williams, Ronnie Williams, Emogene Williams Cobin; Ernestine Williams Webb; Caroline Williams Giles; Verna Williams Hammond; Barbara Williams Guinn; Donna Williams Lockhart, the survivors of Marvin Williams, Appellees, v. FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS and Joe Martin, Appellants. Ricky WILLIAMS; Sharon Williams; Bonnie (Williams) Gilbert; Delavah Williams; Johnie Williams, Ronnie Williams, Emogene Williams Cobin; Ernestine Williams Webb; Caroline Williams Giles; Verna Williams Hammond; Barbara Williams Guinn; Donna Williams Lockhart, the survivors of Marvin Williams, Appellees, v. James T. CASTLEBERRY and Jocile C. Perry, Co-executors of the Estate of Joe L. Castleberry, deceased, Appellants. Ricky WILLIAMS; Sharon Williams; Bonnie (Williams) Gilbert; Delavah Williams; Johnie Williams, Ronnie Williams, Emogene Williams Cobin; Ernestine Williams Webb; Caroline Williams Giles; Verna Williams Hammond; Barbara Williams Guinn; Donna Williams Lockhart, the survivors of Marvin Williams, Appellants. v. FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS; James T. Castleberry and Jocile C. Perry, Co-executors of the Estate of Joe L. Castleberry, deceased; Joe Martin; City of Conway, Arkansas; Marvin Iberg; O.H. (Bill) Mullenax; and George F. Hartje, Jr., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Wesley Hall, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., for appellants.

Jeffrey A. Bell, Little Rock, Ark., for George F. Hartje, Jr.

David White, North Little Rock, Ark., for City of Conway, Ark.

Bart Mullis, Pine Bluff, Ark., for O.H. (Bill) Mullenax.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This civil-rights case is before us on interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) from the orders of the District Court1 dismissing the complaint as to certain defendants and denying motions to dismiss as to others. The complaint arises out of the 1960 jail death of Marvin Williams. The plaintiffs are his surviving family members. The defendants are Faulkner County, Arkansas, the City of Conway, and various...

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