Legal Opinion
Richard Rheaume v. The Texas Department of Public Safety
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 1, 1982No. 80-2349PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant, Richard Rheaume, appeals from a directed verdict in favor of Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) Officer Robert Saffell and DPS Director Wilson Spier. Rheaume had sued Saffell and Spier, alleging that Saffell’s incarceration of Rheaume after arrest for three traffic violations violated his constitutional rights under the fourth, sixth and fourteenth amendments. Rheaume also included in his complaint an allegation of false imprisonment based on Texas law. Jurisdiction was premised on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343 and the doctrine of pendent jurisdiction. The district court…
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