Legal Opinion
Rykers v. Alford
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1987No. 86-3732PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
A father sued the mother of his child, a police officer, the United States, and several federal officials for damages connected with the father’s arrest for allegedly kidnapping his child. The district court dismissed all the claims. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Susan Alford met Robert Rykers in Australia in 1971 and allegedly became Rykers’ common-law wife. In 1975, they had a daughter and named her Tasha Rykers. Robert Rykers allegedly was acknowledged as the child’s father on the birth certificate. In 1977, Alford took her daughter and left…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Rykers v. AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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