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KNIGHT v. CARLSON

Civ. No. S-74-129 LKK.

478 F.Supp. 55 (1979)

Melvin A. KNIGHT, Plaintiff, v. Ernest CARLSON, Gary Bastion, John Rigsby, Steven Caballero, Arthur Pirtle and County of El Dorado, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. California.

October 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter H. Smurr, Carmichael, Cal., for plaintiff.

J. Douglas Van Sant, Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson, Stockton, Cal., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

KARLTON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Knight has brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 naming the County of El Dorado and several employees of the Sheriff's Department for injuries allegedly sustained during his arrest. Pursuant to a pretrial conference presided over by the Honorable Thomas MacBride, the parties were ordered to brief two disputed questions of law central to the trial of...

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