BEARD v. CITY OF NORTHGLENN, COLO.

No. 93-1068.

24 F.3d 110 (1994)

Herschel BEARD, III and Carol Goslin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF NORTHGLENN, COLORADO, a municipal corporation; the City of Westminster, Colorado, a municipal corporation; Greg S. Neal, individually; and Stephen Hipp, individually; Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 11, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Berger (Guy B. Humphries with him on the brief), of Waldbaum, Corn, Koff and Berger, P.C., Denver, CO, for appellants.

Christina M. Habas of Watson, Nathan & Bremer, P.C., Denver, CO, for appellees Westminster and Neal.

Theodore S. Halaby (Robert M. Liechty and Joseph M. Timmins, with him on the brief), of Halaby, McCrea & Cross, Denver, CO, for appellees Northglenn and Hipp.

Before WHITE, Associate Justice (Ret.); LOGAN, and EBEL, Circuit Judges.


WHITE, Associate Justice (Retired).

Appellant Herschel Beard, III, was the innocent victim of an extraordinary case of mistaken identity. Misled by a complex fraud into thinking Beard responsible for at least a pair of crimes within their jurisdictions, Detectives Greg Neal and Stephen Hipp, appellees here, sought, received, and executed a warrant for his arrest. Once the detectives discovered their mistake and appellant's innocence, all criminal charges against Beard...

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