Doak Walker and Maurice Turner v. R. Schaeffer, Patrolman, and J. Sheridan, Patrolman

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1988-08-12

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WELLFORD, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs, Doak Walker and Maurice Turner, sued two police officers, defendants Schaeffer and Sheridan, under 42 U.S. C. § 1983 for false arrest, detention, and imprisonment in violation of their constitutional rights. Walker was arrested for disorderly conduct in a McDonald’s parking lot following a high school football game, and Turner was arrested fo…

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