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WALKER v. CITY OF PINE BLUFF

No. 04-1969.

414 F.3d 989 (2005)

John W. WALKER, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. CITY OF PINE BLUFF, et al., Defendants — Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 21, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia J. Hays, argued, Little Rock, AR (Carol Billings, Pine Bluff, AR, on the brief), appellant.

John A. Ellis, argued, Bryant, AR (Ted Boswell, on the brief), for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, HANSEN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

When John W. Walker, an African-American civil rights attorney, stopped to watch a traffic stop of young black men being conducted by white Pine Bluff police officers, Officer Terry Grace arrested Walker for obstructing governmental operations in violation of section 5-54-102(a)(1) of the Arkansas Code. Walker filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Grace and the City, claiming that the arrest violated his constitutional rights and...

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