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FORSYTH v. CITY OF DALLAS, TX

No. 95-10360.

91 F.3d 769 (1996)

Jan FORSYTH, Richard Kirks, Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. CITY OF DALLAS, TX, et al., Defendants, City of Dallas, TX, Willard Rollins, Richard Hatler, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Larson, Russell Howard Daniels, Law Office of Douglas R. Larson, Mesquite, TX, for Forsyth and Kirks.

Sam A. Lindsay, City Attorney, Fritz Joseph Aldrine, II, Associate City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney for the City of Dallas, Dallas, TX, Janice Smith Moss, Assistant Attorney General, City Attorney's Office, City of Dallas, Dallas, TX, for City of Dallas, TX, Rollins and Hatler.

Bill Boyd, McKinney, TX, for Vines.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JONES and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Jan Forsyth and Richard Kirks were veteran undercover detectives in the Intelligence Unit of the Dallas Police Department ("DPD"). They alleged, both to superior officers in the DPD and later to the media, that several high-ranking DPD officers had participated in illegal wiretapping that interfered with a sensitive undercover investigation. After the Dallas Morning News ran two articles about their allegations, Forsyth and Kirks...

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