Gregory A. Ivey v. George Wilson, Ron Hanley, Lt. Barnes, Robert Hendricks, Dewey Sowders, Capt. Barnett, Phil Parker, Andy Knight, and Tom Stewart

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1987-11-04

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CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge, dissenting. I dissent from that part of the majority’s opinion which affirms the district court’s judgment and award of compensatory damages against Hendricks based on the fourteenth amendment. The award against Hendricks is based on the fact that Hendricks held some position in the chain of command which led to Ivey’s pre-hearing detention with respect to th…

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