DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Edwin O. Heitschmidt appeals the district court's rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of his § 1983 action against six named Houston Police Officers, former Houston Police Chief Sam Nuchia, and the City of Houston. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I.
Dismissal pursuant to rule 12(b)(6) is appropriate only when "`it appears that no relief could be granted under any set of facts that could...
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