Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/Barbara Buffington, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Buffington, Deceased David M. Buffington, Individually v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a Body Corporate and Politic Cornelius J. Behan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police Donald Gaigalas, Individually and in His Official Capacity Ronald L. Tucker, Individually and in His Official Capacity, and Daniel Yuska, Individually and in His Official Capacity Joseph Gribbin, Individually and in His Official Capacity L.S. Harvey, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kenneth W. Kramer, Individually and in His Official Capacity William L. Maeser, Individually and in His Official Capacity, in Re John A. Austin James G. Beach, Iii, Barbara Buffington, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Buffington, Deceased David M. Buffington, Individually v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a Body Corporate and Politic Cornelius J. Behan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police Daniel Yuska, Individually and in His Official Capacity Joseph Gribbin, Individually and in His Official Capacity L.S. Harvey, Individually and in His Official Capacity Donald Gaigalas, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kenneth W. Kramer, Individually and in His Official Capacity Ronald L. Tucker, Individually and in His Official Capacity William L. Maeser, Individually and in His Official Capacity
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No. 547483
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Barbara Buffington, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Buffington, Deceased David M. Buffington, Individually v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a Body Corporate and Politic Cornelius J. Behan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police Donald Gaigalas, Individually and in His Official Capacity Ronald L. Tucker, Individually and in His Official Capacity, and Daniel Yuska, Individually and in His Official Capacity Joseph Gribbin, Individually and in His Official Capacity L.S. Harvey, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kenneth W. Kramer, Individually and in His Official Capacity William L. Maeser, Individually and in His Official Capacity, in Re John A. Austin James G. Beach, Iii, Barbara Buffington, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Buffington, Deceased David M. Buffington, Individually v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a Body Corporate and Politic Cornelius J. Behan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police Daniel Yuska, Individually and in His Official Capacity Joseph Gribbin, Individually and in His Official Capacity L.S. Harvey, Individually and in His Official Capacity Donald Gaigalas, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kenneth W. Kramer, Individually and in His Official Capacity Ronald L. Tucker, Individually and in His Official Capacity William L. Maeser, Individually and in His Official Capacity
No. 547483 · Decided October 15, 1990
No. 547483·Fourth Circuit · 1990·
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Case Details
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
October 15, 1990
Citation
No. 547483
Disposition
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Barbara Buffington, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Buffington, Deceased David M. Buffington, Individually v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a Body Corporate and Politic Cornelius J. Behan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police Donald Gaigalas, Individually and in His Official Capacity Ronald L. Tucker, Individually and in His Official Capacity, and Daniel Yuska, Individually and in His Official Capacity Joseph Gribbin, Individually and in His Official Capacity L.S. Harvey, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kenneth W. Kramer, Individually and in His Official Capacity William L. Maeser, Individually and in His Official Capacity, in Re John A. Austin James G. Beach, Iii, Barbara Buffington, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Buffington, Deceased David M. Buffington, Individually v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a Body Corporate and Politic Cornelius J. Behan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police Daniel Yuska, Individually and in His Official Capacity Joseph Gribbin, Individually and in His Official Capacity L.S. Harvey, Individually and in His Official Capacity Donald Gaigalas, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kenneth W. Kramer, Individually and in His Official Capacity Ronald L. Tucker, Individually and in His Official Capacity William L. Maeser, Individually and in His Official Capacity is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Barbara Buffington, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Buffington, Deceased David M. Buffington, Individually v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a Body Corporate and Politic Cornelius J. Behan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police Donald Gaigalas, Individually and in His Official Capacity Ronald L. Tucker, Individually and in His Official Capacity, and Daniel Yuska, Individually and in His Official Capacity Joseph Gribbin, Individually and in His Official Capacity L.S. Harvey, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kenneth W. Kramer, Individually and in His Official Capacity William L. Maeser, Individually and in His Official Capacity, in Re John A. Austin James G. Beach, Iii, Barbara Buffington, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Buffington, Deceased David M. Buffington, Individually v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a Body Corporate and Politic Cornelius J. Behan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police Daniel Yuska, Individually and in His Official Capacity Joseph Gribbin, Individually and in His Official Capacity L.S. Harvey, Individually and in His Official Capacity Donald Gaigalas, Individually and in His Official Capacity Kenneth W. Kramer, Individually and in His Official Capacity Ronald L. Tucker, Individually and in His Official Capacity William L. Maeser, Individually and in His Official Capacity in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on October 15, 1990.
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