Home/Case Law/Ninth Circuit/Ruth Strandberg, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward Jay Strandberg, Deceased, as Personal Representative and on Her Own Behalf, and Howard Strandberg v. The City of Helena, Jack Williams, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Helena Elmer Frank Melton, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena Fred D. Valiton, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena James Victor Beneventi, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena Peter James Hartman, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena William Ware, Individually and as Acting Police Chief of the City of Helena Barbara Marie Sullivan, Individually and as Police Dispatcher of the Helena Police Department of the City of Helena
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No. 470377
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Ruth Strandberg, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward Jay Strandberg, Deceased, as Personal Representative and on Her Own Behalf, and Howard Strandberg v. The City of Helena, Jack Williams, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Helena Elmer Frank Melton, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena Fred D. Valiton, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena James Victor Beneventi, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena Peter James Hartman, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena William Ware, Individually and as Acting Police Chief of the City of Helena Barbara Marie Sullivan, Individually and as Police Dispatcher of the Helena Police Department of the City of Helena
No. 470377 · Decided June 10, 1986
No. 470377·Ninth Circuit · 1986·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 10, 1986
Citation
No. 470377
Disposition
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Ruth Strandberg, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward Jay Strandberg, Deceased, as Personal Representative and on Her Own Behalf, and Howard Strandberg v. The City of Helena, Jack Williams, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Helena Elmer Frank Melton, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena Fred D. Valiton, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena James Victor Beneventi, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena Peter James Hartman, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena William Ware, Individually and as Acting Police Chief of the City of Helena Barbara Marie Sullivan, Individually and as Police Dispatcher of the Helena Police Department of the City of Helena is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Ruth Strandberg, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward Jay Strandberg, Deceased, as Personal Representative and on Her Own Behalf, and Howard Strandberg v. The City of Helena, Jack Williams, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Helena Elmer Frank Melton, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena Fred D. Valiton, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena James Victor Beneventi, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena Peter James Hartman, Individually and as a Police Officer of the City of Helena William Ware, Individually and as Acting Police Chief of the City of Helena Barbara Marie Sullivan, Individually and as Police Dispatcher of the Helena Police Department of the City of Helena in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on June 10, 1986.
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