MORFORD v. CITY OF OMAHA

No. 96-1140.

98 F.3d 398 (1996)

Cheryl M. MORFORD, Appellant, v. CITY OF OMAHA, a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Nebraska; James Skinner, individually and in his capacity as Chief of Police of the Police Department of the City of Omaha, Nebraska; John Car, individually and in his capacity as a police officer for the City of Omaha, Nebraska, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Strigenz, Omaha, NE, argued, for Appellant.

Thomas O. Mumgaard, Omaha, NE, argued, for appellees.

Before BOWMAN, BRIGHT, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Cheryl Morford appeals from the decision of the District Court1 denying her claims for statutory damages, attorney fees, and costs, despite a jury verdict in her favor in her suit against the city of Omaha and certain law enforcement officers for the unlawful interception of her telephone conversations. We affirm.

In the spring of 1990, a metro area task force that included, among others, the Omaha Police...

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