MURPHY v. CITY OF TULSA

No. 18-5097.

950 F.3d 641 (2019)

Michelle Dawn MURPHY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF TULSA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED December 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Carwile ( Tara D. Zickefoose with him on the briefs), Baum Glass Jayne & Carwile PLLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, on behalf of the Plaintiff-Appellant.

T. Michelle McGrew ( Kristina L. Gray with her on the briefs), Tulsa, Oklahoma, on behalf of the Defendant-Appellee.

Before BACHARACH, McHUGH, and EID, Circuit Judges.


This appeal grew out of the Tulsa Police Department's investigation into the murder of an infant. The police suspected the infant's mother, Ms. Michelle Murphy. Ms. Murphy ultimately confessed, but she later recanted and sued the City of Tulsa under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted summary judgment to the...

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