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Myrick v. Cooley

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 6, 1988No. 8715SC1041PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECTON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Alton Myrick, brought this civil action against Graham police officers James Oscar Cooley, Andrew F. Goodwin, Jr., and Paul Douglas Barnhart; against Police Chief William Miles; and against the Graham Police Department and the City of Graham, seeking damages under the common law of North Carolina and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 for claims arising from an allegedly wrongful arrest. Myrick alleged in his complaint facts tending to show that Officers Cooley, Goodwin, and Barnhart arrested him without cause and by using excessive force. He further alleged that defendant Miles…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  5. George B. Street v. Officer Leo Surdyka, Baltimore City Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974

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