GASSNER v. CITY OF GARLAND, TEX.

No. 88-1225.

864 F.2d 394 (1989)

Jules GASSNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, et al., Defendants, M.L. Bates, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Crapster, Mark Donheiser, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Douglas R. Larson, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Jules Gassner filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Garland, Texas, and M.L. Bates, a police officer employed by the city, alleging, inter alia, that Bates arrested him without probable cause and used excessive force in making the arrest, in violation of his rights under the fourth and fourteenth amendments and state law. The district court dismissed the...

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