JONES v. CITY OF DOTHAN, ALA.

No. 96-6829.

121 F.3d 1456 (1997)

Rubin J. JONES, Sr., Martha Ann Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The CITY OF DOTHAN, ALABAMA, Kevin Wright, Michael Etress, Danny McGriff, each individually, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Lenton White, City Attorney, Dothan, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Thomas M. Goggans, Montgomery, AL, for Defendants-appellants.

Before ANDERSON and COX, Circuit Judges, and ALARCON, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Michael Estress and Kevin Wright appeal the magistrate judge's denial of their motion for summary judgment predicated on qualified immunity in this civil rights action filed by Ruben and Martha Jones.1 We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND2

The Joneses' action arose from events that occurred on February 11, 1994. On that day, Rhonda Schofield telephoned the Dothan police department to report...

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