Legal Opinion
Sevier v. City of Lawrence
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1995No. 94-3214PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellees, Willie and Orene Sev-ier (respectively ‘Willie” and “Orene;” collectively “the Seviers”), brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Kansas state law *697against various police officers and the City of Lawrence, Kansas1 for the shooting death of their son Gregory Sevier (“Gregory”). Lawrence police officers Ted J. Bordman (“Bord-man”) and James H. Phillips (“Phillips”) shot and killed Gregory when a confrontation developed in the course of their response to a 911 emergency call placed by the Seviers. The district court denied Defendants’ motion for…
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