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052374P.pdf 03/10/2006 Douglas Skokos, et al v. Bruce Rhoades et al.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 05-2374
Western District of Arkansas
[PUBLISHED] [Arnold, Author, with Beam and Riley, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - civil rights. Prosecutor was entitled to qualified immunity
on claim he violated plaintiffs' rights when he advised the Fort Smith
police that the tabletop games in plaintiff's business establishment were
illegal gaming devices; police had probable cause to believe the games
were contraband and did not need to have a warrant in order to seize
them; plaintiffs failed to show defendants' actions constituted a violation
of their substantive due process rights; district court did not err in
determining plaintiff was not a prevailing party for purposes of an award
of attorneys' fees under Section 1988.