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WULF v. CITY OF WICHITA

Nos. 87-1725, 87-1735, 87-1750 and 87-2563.

883 F.2d 842 (1989)

Sheldon L. WULF, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CITY OF WICHITA, Gene Denton, and Richard Lamunyon, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 31, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Howard of Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt, (Timothy B. Mustaine of Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt, Gary Rebenstorf and Joe Allen Lang of the Office of the City Atty., with him on the briefs), Wichita, Kan., for defendants-appellants.

Jack Focht of Focht, Hughey, Hund & Calvert, Wichita, Kan. (Karlin Church Lawing, San Francisco, Cal., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

William C. Summers of Intern. Ass'n of Chiefs of Police, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., on the brief amicus curiae of the Intern. Ass'n. of Chiefs of Police, Inc.

John C. Ruckelshaus of Ruckelshaus, Roland, Hasbrook & O'Connor, Indianapolis, Ind., on the brief amicus curiae of Fraternal Order of Police, Grand Lodge.

Before ANDERSON, SETH and BRORBY, Circuit Judges.

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Sheldon Wulf commenced this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against his former employer, the City of Wichita (the "City"), and against the City Manager and the Chief of Police, alleging that his dismissal from the police force because of a letter he wrote violated his First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. After a trial to the court, Wulf was awarded damages of $702,642.95, allocated as follows: $250,000 for emotional...

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