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Combs v. City of Dallas

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jul 23, 2008
289 F. App'x 684 (5th Cir. 2008)
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finding that the confiscation of the arrestee's personal property, which included cash and a vehicle, did not violate his civil rights as Texas provided a post-deprivation remedy through its conversion remedy

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Opinion

No. 06-11416 Summary Calendar.

July 23, 2008.

Roy Combs, El Reno, OK, pro se.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:06-CV-74.

Before WIENER, STEWART, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Summaries of

Combs v. City of Dallas

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jul 23, 2008
289 F. App'x 684 (5th Cir. 2008)

finding that the confiscation of the arrestee's personal property, which included cash and a vehicle, did not violate his civil rights as Texas provided a post-deprivation remedy through its conversion remedy

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affirming dismissal of "the DPD as a defendant because it is a servient political department that does not enjoy a separate and distinct legal existence from the City of Dallas," as the plaintiff failed to "show that the City of Dallas granted the DPD the capacity to sue or be sued as a separate and distinct entity" (citing Darby, 939 F.2d at 313)

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affirming dismissal of "the DPD as a defendant because it is a servient political department that does not enjoy a separate and distinct legal existence from the City of Dallas," as the plaintiff failed to "show that the City of Dallas granted the DPD the capacity to sue or be sued as a separate and distinct entity" (citing Darby, 939 F.2d at 313)

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affirming dismissal of "the DPD as a defendant because it is a servient political department that does not enjoy a separate and distinct legal existence from the City of Dallas," as the plaintiff failed to "show that the City of Dallas granted the DPD the capacity to sue or be sued as a separate and distinct entity"

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affirming dismissal of "the [Dallas Police Department, or DPD,] as a defendant because it is a servient political department that does not enjoy a separate and distinct legal existence from the City of Dallas," as the plaintiff failed to "show that the City of Dallas granted the DPD the capacity to sue or be sued as a separate and distinct entity" (citing Darby v. Pasadena Police Dep't, 939 F.2d 311, 313 (5th Cir. 1991))

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affirming dismissal of "the DPD as a defendant because it is a servient political department that does not enjoy a separate and distinct legal existence from the City of Dallas," as the plaintiff failed to "show that the City of Dallas granted the DPD the capacity to sue or be sued as a separate and distinct entity" (citing Darby, 939 F.2d at 313)

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dismissing defendant from case where plaintiff failed to show that defendant had the capacity to sue or be sued as a separate and distinct entity

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dismissing Dallas Police Department from suit "because it is a servient political department that does not enjoy a separate and distinct legal existence from the City of Dallas"

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Case details for

Combs v. City of Dallas

Case Details

Full title:Roy COMBS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF DALLAS; Dallas Police Department…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jul 23, 2008

Citations

289 F. App'x 684 (5th Cir. 2008)

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