WATSON v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, KAN.

No. 86-2501.

857 F.2d 690 (1988)

Nancy WATSON; and Jason Fitch by Nancy Watson, Next Friend, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS; the Kansas City Kansas Police Department; Alan Meyers; Officer Roger Golubski; Sergeant Robert Wilkerson; Officer Henry Callahan; Officer Rick Armstrong; Acting Sergeant Gregory Bradley; Officer Richard Hartzfeld; Sergeant Melvin Cheek; Sergeant Donald Woolery; Detective Sands; and Officer G, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynne J. Bratcher (G. Spencer Miller, of Miller & Dougherty, and Linda Dycus, Kansas City, Mo., with her on the briefs), of Miller & Dougherty, Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Daniel B. Denk, of McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A., Kansas City, Kan., for defendants-appellees.

Before McKAY, TACHA, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.


TACHA, Circuit Judge.

This case involves claims arising out of the alleged failure to provide police protection to a victim of domestic violence and her son. The plaintiff, Nancy Watson, filed a federal civil rights action against the City of Kansas City, Kansas (City), its police chief, and a number of officers. She also alleged state law violations. The district court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment on all claims and denied plaintiff's motion...

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