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ORTEGA v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, KAN.

Nos. 87-1475, 87-1520.

875 F.2d 1497 (1989)

Philip ORTEGA, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. The CITY OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, A Municipal Corporation, Police Chief Allan Meyers, Detective Randall Murphy, Lt. Ronald L. Miller, Detective Louis Johnson, Patrolman Joseph Ward, Patrolman Darrell Marmon, Patrolman Bernard J. Smith, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Merker (Thomas D. Billam with him on the briefs), of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs, Chartered, Overland Park, Kan., for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant.

Maurice J. Ryan, Asst. City Atty., Kansas City, Kan., for defendants-appellants/cross-appellees.

Before ANDERSON, SETH and BRORBY, Circuit Judges.

BRORBY, Circuit Judge.

Philip Ortega (Ortega) sought damages from the City of Kansas City, Kansas (the City), and multiple law enforcement officials (the Officials), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1981) for deprivation of extradition rights in connection with his arrest in a sting operation. The jury returned a verdict against the City and the Officials, and awarded Ortega compensatory damages in the amount of $12,500.00 and punitive damages totaling $70,000.00 against...

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