Legal Opinion
Varela v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1984No. 82-2237PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment for defendants in a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Georgia Varela filed suit based upon her arrest by defendant John Jones, a police officer employed by the City of Raton, New Mexico. Plaintiff also sued Jay Finch, Raton police chief at the time Jones was hired, Richard Schultz, acting police chief at the times of Jones’ alleged unlawful conduct, and the City of Raton. The trial court dismissed the City of Raton as a party to the lawsuit and submitted the case against the three policemen to the jury. After the jury…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana v. Harry L. Laws Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Herrera v. ValentineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Kenneth Ray Meade v. Grubbs, Badge No. 128, Individually and as a Deputy Sheriff of the County of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Hinman v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Thomas A. Burger, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Inc., Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Brown v. ReardonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Lavicky v. BurnettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
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