Legal Opinion
Edmond B. McKinley v. Fred H. Baden and City of Pineville
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1986No. 84-4824PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge.
Appellee Edmond McKinley, formerly a police officer with the City of' Pineville, Louisiana, brought this § 1983 suit against Pineville and its mayor, Fred Baden, and a pendent defamation claim solely against Baden. After a bench trial, the district court found for McKinley on both claims and awarded $75,000 in punitive damages and $25,000 in attorney fees against Pine-ville and Baden jointly and severally on the § 1983 claim1 and awarded $35,000 on the defamation claim against Baden. We reverse.
FACTS
On January 21, 1980, Officer McKinley and three other officers…
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