Legal Opinion

Williams v. Hartje

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 28, 1987No. Nos. 86-1791 to 86-1794 and 86-1949PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This civil-rights case is before us on interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) from the orders of the District Court1 dismissing the complaint as to certain defendants and denying motions to dismiss as to others. The complaint arises out of the 1960 jail death of Marvin Williams. The plaintiffs are his surviving family members. The defendants are Faulkner County, Arkansas, the City of Conway, and various employees and officers of those entities. We affirm the orders of the District Court holding the complaint against the City and its employees to be time-barred;…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  3. Greg Myers, Etc. v. R. Kathleen Morris, Scott County Attorney, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Forsyth v. KleindienstCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Karl M. Schenk Dr. Nancy Schenk v. Robert L. Chavis, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Yankton County, South Dakota, State's AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  2. Brodnicki v. City Of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Robert Saterdalen v. James SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  4. Lewellen v. RaffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  5. Knapper v. ConnickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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