Legal Opinion
Ricky D. Hitt, Kathleen Hitt and Charlott Cross v. The City of Pasadena and John Ray Harrison, Individually and as Mayor of Pasadena
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1977No. 77-2043PublishedCited by 528 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiffs in this case are the surviving children of Charles A. Hitt. They brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1983 against the mayor and City of Pasadena, Texas, and against unknown police agents of that city. They allege that their father, while in custody of the Pasadena police, suffered a beating that later proved fatal. Shortly after their complaint was filed the defendants filed an answer and a motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b). The plaintiffs’ attorneys acknowledge certain defects in their pleadings but say that they received verbal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Byrd v. BatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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