Legal Opinion
Richard Lejose Navarro v. Chief of Police, Des Moines, Iowa, and Sheriff of Polk County
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1975No. 75-1233PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
Richard LeJose Navarro seeks damages against the chief of police of Des Moines, Iowa (Wendell E. Nichols) and the sheriff of Polk County, Iowa (Sam Wise), for allegedly depriving him of his civil rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970). Plaintiff claims he was assaulted by police officers after his arrest on May 22, 1973, in Des Moines, and subsequently was denied adequate medical treatment while incarcerated in the Polk County Jail. The district court dismissed the suit for failure to prosecute and plaintiff, proceeding pro se, appeals from that dismissal. 1
Plaintiff filed his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Wright v. McMannCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Martin Edgar Tuley v. Louis Heyd, Jr., Criminal Sheriff, Orleans ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Betsy A. Jennings v. Ilus W. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Fisher v. VolzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by35 opinions
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