Legal Opinion
Earl Berry v. Jimmy McLemore
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1982No. 81-4106PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff Earl Berry brought this civil rights action in federal district court against the Town of Maben, Mississippi and Jimmy McLemore, a policernfficer employed by the Town, for injuries Berry sustained during his arrest by McLemore.
The Town of Maben hired McLemore as a police officer in April 1978, and promoted him to Chief of Police on a probationary basis one year later. Shortly after his promotion, McLemore attempted to make a custodial arrest of Berry for an alleged traffic offense. When Berry protested his innocence, McLemore became angry and hit Berry four or…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- Henry J. Bennett, Jr. v. City of Slidell, Gerry Hinton, B.E. McDaniel Nunzio Giordano, and Patrick J. BerriganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Cynthia Wellington, Guardian of the Estate of Robert D. Gravelle v. Brian L. Daniels, Darrel W. Stephens and City of Newport News, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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