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WALKER v. SCHAEFFER

No. 87-3383.

854 F.2d 138 (1988)

Doak WALKER and Maurice Turner, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. R. SCHAEFFER, Patrolman, and J. Sheridan, Patrolman, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Strong, Roetzel & Andress, Akron, Ohio, Drew Carson (argued), Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants-appellants.

Harry W. Schmuck (argued), Canton, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before KRUPANSKY and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges, and GILMORE, District Judge.

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, Doak Walker and Maurice Turner, sued two police officers, defendants Schaeffer and Sheridan, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for false arrest, detention, and imprisonment in violation of their constitutional rights. Walker was arrested for disorderly conduct in a McDonald's parking lot following a high school football game, and Turner was arrested for reckless driving following Walker's arrest. The plaintiffs' arrests were related...

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