Legal Opinion
McKay v. Hammock
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1984No. 82-2007PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
George McKay brought this suit asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976)1 against the Routt County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office, sheriff Nick DeLuca, deputy sheriff Dayle Hammock, the Police Department of Ruidoso, New Mexico, and Ruidoso police officer David Pfeffer. McKay alleges that defendants unconstitutionally deprived him of his liberty without due process by causing him to be wrongfully arrested, and that after the arrests the Colorado defendants harrassed him to prevent him from filing this lawsuit. McKay also asserts state law claims for relief based on…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by70 opinions
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kenneth Ray Meade v. Grubbs, Badge No. 128, Individually and as a Deputy Sheriff of the County of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Luna v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Willie Dixon, Hyon Dixon v. Deputy Sheriff Donald Richer, Deputy Sheriff David YarbroughCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Starrett v. WadleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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