Legal Opinion
Darlie Kee Darin Routier v. City of Rowlett Texas Jimmy Ray Patterson Chris Frosch Greg Davis, Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2001No. 99-10555PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants Darlie Kee and Darin Routier appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees the City of Rowlett, police officers Jimmy Ray Patterson and Chris Frosch, and Assistant District Attorney Greg Davis. The district court held that the placement of an electronic surveillance microphone at an outdoor grave site memorial service, which intercepted Kee and Routier’s communications, did not violate constitutional or statutory rights and therefore did not provide a predicate for their claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 18…
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