Legal Opinion
Walter E. Garris v. G. F. Rowland, Officer, Fort Worth Police Department, and City of Fort Worth, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1982No. 81-1215PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellee, Walter E. Garris, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Defendants-Appellants, Officer G. F. Rowland, the Fort Worth Police Department and the City of Fort Worth, Texas, alleging a violation of his civil rights resulting from his unlawful arrest in March, 1978. Garris successfully recovered $25,000 in damages after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas who ordered expunction of all official records reflecting Garris’ arrest and detention. Defendants-Appellants now appeal. We affirm in part and…
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