GETER v. FORTENBERRY

No. 88-1226.

882 F.2d 167 (1989)

Lenell GETER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. James FORTENBERRY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Scuro, Jr., Nicholas & Barrera, Inc., Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

George E. Hairston, New York City, Donald W. Hill, Donald W. Hicks, Sr., Hill, Hicks & Collins, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before REAVLEY, POLITZ and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

We review here a second interlocutory appeal involving the case of Lenell Geter. He, together with his co-plaintiff, Anthony Williams,1 seeks civil damages under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986. In the first appeal, we reviewed the district court's denial of summary judgment in favor of the two men who prosecuted Geter's case and a police officer...

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