Legal Opinion
Kevin Tindle v. Lou Caudell, Individually and in His Capacity as Chief of Police for the City of Little Rock City of Little Rock, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1995No. 94-3474PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA E. MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Kevin Tindle appeals from the judgment of the district court 1 dismissing his action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He claims that his constitutional rights were violated by his thirty day suspension from the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD). We affirm.
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Most of the facts are not disputed. Tindle has been an officer of the LRPD since 1980. 2 On October 30, 1992, he attended a Halloween party at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge dressed in blackface, wearing bib overalls and a black, curly wig, and carrying a watermelon. The party was not an official police…
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