Legal Opinion
Charles Bergstralh v. Gayle Lowe and City of Bend, Oregon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1975No. 72-2820PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before CHAMBERS, HUFSTEDLER and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
Bergstralh seeks to recover damages under section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, resulting from his arrest on charges of disorderly conduct by Lowe, a policeman employed by the city of Bend, Oregon. Bergstralh summoned Lowe to remove two alleged trespassers from his appliance store parking lot. When Lowe convinced the young men to leave and refused to arrest them, Bergstralh threw some beer bottles and made threatening and abusive remarks to Lowe and the young men. Lowe arrested Bergstralh…
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