Legal Opinion
Marchant v. City of Little Rock
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1984No. 83-1493PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Winnie Marchant brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 against the City of Little Rock and four city employees both in their official and individual capacities. The named defendants included the chief of police, the chief jail administrator, the mayor, and the city manager. As the basis of her action, Marchant alleges injuries suffered while she was a pretrial detainee at the Little Rock Detention Center (the Little Rock jail).
The case was tried in the District Court.1 Marchant voluntarily dismissed her complaint as to the mayor and the city manager. The District…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Cotton v. HuttoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Steve Rollins, a Minor, by Kathleen Agosta, His Mother and Next Friend v. John R. Farmer and the City of Omaha, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Messimer v. LockhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- John D. Askew v. United States of America and the Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Martin v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Martin v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Hazel L. Wilson v. Steve Northcutt, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Mayor of the City of Malvern, Arkansas, City of Malvern, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Vivian Ann Rogers v. City of Little Rock, Arkansas Vincent Morgan, Little Rock, Arkansas Police Officer, Individually and in His Official Capacity Louis Caudell, Little Rock, Arkansas Police Chief, Individually and in His Official Capacity, Vivian Ann Rogers v. City of Little Rock, Arkansas, Vincent Morgan, Little Rock, Arkansas Police Officer, Individually and in His Official Capacity, Louis Caudell, Little Rock, Arkansas Police Chief, Individually and in His Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Wilson v. City of North Little RockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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