MARKS v. CLARKE

Nos. 93-36092 to 93-36094, 94-35251 to 94-35253 and 94-35372.

102 F.3d 1012 (1996)

James Senator MARKS; Tommy Marks; David Marks, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. John R. CLARKE; William F. Grub; Stephen W. Keane; Michael Lavelle; Gerald R. Poindexter; Robert VanLeuven; Ralph C. Weir, Defendants-Appellants, James Senator MARKS; Tommy Marks; David Marks, Gypsy Church of the Northwest, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. John R. CLARKE; William F. Grub; Stephen W. Keane; Michael Lavelle; Gerald R. Poindexter; Robert VanLeuven; Ralph C. Weir, Defendants, and Robert G. Bailor; Denise E. Coker; Monte E. Gaunt; Donald E. Johnson; Richard J. Poole; Nicolis E. Stanley; Michael F. Yates, Defendants-Appellants. James Senator MARKS; Tommy Marks; David Marks, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. John R. CLARKE; William F. Grub; Stephen W. Keane; Michael Lavelle; Gerald R. Poindexter; Robert VanLeuven; Ralph C. Weir, Defendants, and City of Spokane; Robert Allen; Earl L. Ennis; Lawrence R. Freeman; Clifford Harding; Kenneth R. Krogh; Larry M. Lindskog; Jack E. Neumiller; Andrew J. Pavlischak; Sheldon Reeve, Defendants-Appellants. GYPSY CHURCH OF THE NORTHWEST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SPOKANE COUNTY, Defendant, and John R. Clarke; William F. Grub; Stephen W. Keane; Michael Lavelle; Gerald R. Poindexter; Robert VanLeuven; Ralph C. Weir, Defendants-Appellants. GYPSY CHURCH OF THE NORTHWEST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SPOKANE COUNTY, Defendant, and Robert G. Bailor; Denise E. Coker; Monte E. Gaunt; Donald E. Johnson; Richard J. Poole; Nicolis E. Stanley; Michael F. Yates, Defendants-Appellants. GYPSY CHURCH OF THE NORTHWEST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SPOKANE COUNTY, Defendant, and City of Spokane; Robert Allen; Earl L. Ennis; Lawrence R. Freeman; Clifford Harding; Kenneth R. Krogh; Larry M. Lindskog; Jack E. Neumiller; Andrew J. Pavlischak; Sheldon Reeve, Defendants-Appellants. GYPSY CHURCH OF THE NORTHWEST, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Grover Marks, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Detective Rick GRABENSTEIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1996.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing February 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rocco N. Treppiedi and Jeanie J. Mohler, Assistant City Attorneys, Spokane, WA, Jerry R. Neal and John R. Nelson, Preston Gates & Ellis, Spokane, WA, for defendants-appellants.

Gregg R. Smith, Spokane, WA, Terry E. Thomson, Sternberg, Thomson & Okrent, Seattle, WA, and Patrick K. Stiley, Spokane, WA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: REINHARDT, TROTT and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Appellants in this case are twenty-three individual City of Spokane police officers1 and one individual Spokane County law enforcement officer.2 Appellees, the plaintiff Gypsy Church of the Northwest and the twenty-six individual plaintiffs in district court cases Marks v. City of Spokane and Gypsy Church v. Spokane County, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in June...

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