GOODSON v. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI

No. 98-41084.

202 F.3d 730 (2000)

William W. GOODSON, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; Corpus Christi Police Department; Police Chief; Officer B.J. Gaines; and Officer F.V. Perez, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Berry, Jr. (argued), Gail D.C. Dorn (argued), Corpus Christi, TX, for Goodson.

Peter Gerard Merkl (argued), Corpus Christi, TX, for City of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Police and Police Chief.

Nancy M. Simonson (argued), J.A. Canales, Canales & Simonson, Corpus Christi, TX, for Gaines and Perez.

Before GARWOOD, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant William W. Goodson ("Goodson") appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees City of Corpus Christi ("The City"), City of Corpus Christi Police Department, the Police Chief, and Officers B.J. Gaines ("Gaines") and F.V. Perez ("Perez") (collectively "Appellees") on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims. The appellees also cross-appeal, asking for summary judgment, instead of remand to state court, on...

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