Legal Opinion
Mary Elizabeth Dean, Cross-Appellees v. Robert R. Gladney, Roel G. Saldivar and Leroy Maddox, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1980No. 78-2632PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
On May 11,1975, a confrontation erupted between beachgoers and police at Surfside Beach near Freeport, in Brazoria County, Texas. Numerous persons, including the appellants, 1 were arrested and jailed on charges of disorderly conduct or public intoxication by a large force of police officers summoned to quell the disturbance. As a result of this incident, various plaintiffs, including appellants, brought the instant lawsuit, predicated on the first, fourth, eighth and fourteenth amendments and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 et seq., against the law enforcement officers involved in the…
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