LEATHERMAN v. TARRANT COUNTY NARCOTICS INTELLIGENCE

No. 91-1215.

954 F.2d 1054 (1992)

Charlene LEATHERMAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TARRANT COUNTY NARCOTICS INTELLIGENCE AND COORDINATION UNIT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 28, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Gladden, Don Gladden, Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Van Thompson, Jr., Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for Tarrant County, et al.

Wayne K. Olson, Rex McEntire, Fort Worth, Tex., for City of Lake Worth, Tex.

Kevin Keith, Dallas, Tex., for City of Grapevine, Tex.

Before GOLDBERG, SMITH, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

After police shot and killed their two dogs during the execution of a search warrant, plaintiffs brought this section 1983 action against the municipal defendants employing the police officers involved. They alleged that the municipalities had failed to adequately train their officers, and that such failure amounted to a municipal policy. The district court, 755 F.Supp. 726 (N.D.Tex.1991), dismissed the...

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