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Anthony T. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Scott SHIELDS, in his individual and official capacities; REx Eskridge, in his individual capacity and his official capacity as Chief of Police, Muskogee Police Department; The City of Muskogee, Oklahoma, Defendants-Appellees, and David Anderson, in his individual and official capacities; Walter Beckman, City Manager of Muskogee Municipal Corporation in the State of Oklahoma; John Does, various agents, employees, supervisors, and/or policy makers of the County of Muskogee; Muskogee County, Oklahoma, a subordinate political entity of the State of Oklahoma, Defendants.
    No. 03-7003.
    United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
    Oct. 16, 2003.
    John M. Butler, Tulsa, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    Betty Outhier Williams, Gage & Williamson, Muskogee, OK, for Defendant Appellee.
    
      James L. Gibbs, II, Collins, Zorn, Wagner & Gibbs, Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendant.
    Before TYMKOVICH, HOLLOWAY and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.
   ORDER AND JUDGMENT

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously to grant the parties’ request for a decision on the briefs without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(f); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

Plaintiff seeks review of the district court’s dismissal of his complaint for damages brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1988, several amendments to the United States Constitution, portions of the Oklahoma Constitution, and Oklahoma state law. In essence he alleged that his rights were violated by his wrongful arrest and imprisonment between July 3 and July 11, 2000. The district court, by separate minute orders, granted the county’s motion for summary judgment and the city defendants’ motion to dismiss. These motions were based on statute of limitations grounds, in part for failure to bring the federal claims within two years of the alleged constitutional violations and in part for failure to comply with the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act with regard to the state law claims. We have jurisdiction, and we reverse and remand the matter for further proceedings.

We review both the dismissal and the grant of summary judgment de novo. Ledbetter v. City of Topeka, 318 F.3d 1183, 1187 (10th Cir.2003). “A complaint should not be dismissed unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.” Id. (quotation omitted). Summary judgment, on the other hand, “is warranted if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Id. (quotation omitted).

The underlying facts are not in dispute at this juncture. Plaintiff was arrested on July 3, 2000 by officers of the City of Muskogee, who then transported him to the city jail believing there were outstanding felony and/or misdemeanor warrants pending against him. On July 4, 2000, he was transferred to the county jail and was subsequently arraigned. On July 10 he was ordered released as a “misidentified defendant.” Aplee. Supp.App. at 43-44. It further appears that the outstanding warrants named not plaintiff, but his brother. Plaintiff contended that throughout his brief incarceration he attempted to tell various defendants they had arrested the wrong person, but that he was ignored. He further averred that he was released from custody on July 11, 2000.

The exact release date is crucial because plaintiff did not file his complaint until July 11, 2002. Under Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 280, 105 S.Ct. 1938, 85 L.Ed.2d 254 (1985), the applicable state statute of limitations for personal injury actions applies to § 1983 claims. The same rule applies to actions brought under § 1985. Merrigan v. Affiliated Bank-shares of Colo., Inc., 775 F.Supp. 1408, 1411 (D.Colo.1991), affid on other grounds, 1992 WL 43491 (10th Cir. Mar.2, 1992) (unpublished). In Oklahoma that period is two years. Beck v. City of Muskogee Police Dep’t, 195 F.3d 553, 557 (10th Cir. 1999). Thus, if plaintiff was released on July 10 as defendants claim, his complaint was filed beyond the limitations period. See United States v. Hurst, 322 F.3d 1256, 1260 (10th Cir.2003) (under Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(a) “when a statute of limitations is measured in years, the last day for instituting the action is the anniversary date of the relevant act”).

In his complaint plaintiff alleged that he was in fact released on July 11, 2000. Defendants countered in their dispositive motions with the county court judge’s order of release dated July 10, 2000, and with a computer-generated “Inmate Book-In Sheet” reflecting plaintiff’s release on July 10, 2000, at 5:45 p.m. Aplee. Supp. App. at 12, 43-44. In response, plaintiff submitted his affidavit attesting that notwithstanding the judge’s July 10 release order, “the people in charge of the Muskogee County Jail continued to hold me until July 11,2000.” Aplt.App. at 26.

Defendants have labeled plaintiff’s affidavit as eonelusory and self-serving and therefore insufficient to support the denial of the motions to dismiss and for summary judgment. Aplee. Br. at 9-10. The district court’s minute orders granting defendants’ motions provide no insight as to whether the court agreed with this argument or, indeed, even considered plaintiffs affidavit. Although because made by a party to the action the affidavit might logically be called self-serving, it is nonetheless factually specific in nature. The documents submitted by defendants establish only that plaintiff was ordered released on July 10 and that the computer-generated county jail records indicate his release on that date.

As long as an affidavit is “based upon personal knowledge and set[s] forth facts that would be admissible in evidence,” Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106, 1111 (10th Cir.1991), such averment of a party is legally competent to oppose summary judgment, notwithstanding its inherently self-serving nature. Certainly the exact date of his release from the county jail is a specific fact within plaintiffs personal knowledge. We cannot, therefore, agree at this stage that plaintiffs affidavit was “merely eonelusory.” See Murray v. City of Sapulpa, 45 F.3d 1417, 1422 (10th Cir. 1995). For similar reasons we cannot hold that plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim for relief therefore entitling the city defendants to a Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal.

Accordingly, the district court’s orders on defendants’ motions for dismissal and summary judgment are REVERSED and the cause is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this order and judgment.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

Eleventh Circuit

DECISIONS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS

The following cases have been decided without formal opinion prepared for publication in the permanent law reports:

Docket Date of Title Number Decision Disposition Appeal from and Citation (if reported)

U.S. v. Gerardo Benitez-Cortez...................... 01-13763 07/16/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Segundo Quinones ... 01-14142 07/17/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

Cesar Augusto Cardenas v. U.S. Attorney General..... 01-15460 07/25/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Antonio Lamar Pinder v. U.S...................... 02-10948 07/23/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

Danny M. Bennett v. Dennis Lee Hendrix............. 02-11031 07/25/2003 Reversed in part, N.D.Ga. Vacated in part

U.S. v. Gregory Eugene Gardner, Sr.............. 02-11802 07/14/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

Mikerlange Casimir v. U.S. Atty. Gen................. 02-12664 07/16/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Frederick Pippins.... 02-13078 07/23/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ala.

Guido Gordillo v. U.S. Atty. Gen...................... 02-13702 07/24/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Leonard Shllaku v. U.S. Attorney General........... 02-13752 07/25/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Larry Dennis Wellons 02-13776 07/15/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Nevil Lopez v. Sec. for Dept. of Corr................... 02-13979 07/17/2003 Remanded S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Telly Brown......... 02-14054 07/24/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ga.

Susan Rinks v. Courier Dispatch Group, Inc......... 02-14187 07/16/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

Luis E. Munoz v. U.S. Attorney General.............. 02-14321 07/24/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

Genaro Rodriguez v. U.S. Atty. Gen................. 02-14398 07/25/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Myrtle Texeira v. U.S. Atty. Gen...................... 02-14410 07/25/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Leon Jackson v. Sec. for Dept. of Corr............. 02-14724 07/25/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Leon Damelin v. U.S........ 02-14732 07/24/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Jorge H. Urena-Munoz v. Peter S. Herrick............ 02-14742 07/24/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

DECISIONS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS—Continued

Title Docket Number Date of Decision Appeal from and Citation Disposition (if reported)

Barbara Brewton v. GA Dept. of Pub. Safety... 02-14782 07/17/2003 Affirmed in part, S.D.Ga. Reversed in part

U.S. v. Keith C. Kyles....... 02-14801 07/16/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ala.

Randolph Walker v. Quadgraphic, Inc.............. 02-15065 07/16/2003 Affirmed M. D.Ga.

Djordje Lezajic v. U.S. Attorney General.............. 02-15067 07/16/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Oscar Ortega........ 02-15089 07/23/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Robert Heard v. Sonny Perdue...................... 02-15170 07/25/2003 Affirmed N. D.Ga.

U.S. v. Fydias Zynul Correa-Olivares ................. 02-15277 07/16/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ala.

Valentin Bellagamba v. Attorney General........... 02-15310 07/23/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Stanley Earl Winston v. U.S. 02-15343 07/25/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Alfonso Ricardo Regalado................... 02-15539 07/23/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Larry Wilcoxson..... 02-15958 07/23/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

Marshall Foskey v. State Board of Pardons......... 02-16012 07/25/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Jesus Hernandez..... 02-16097 07/17/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Larry Edward Campbell...................... 02-16120 07/23/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ala.

Timothy Latham v. U.S...... 02-16153 07/24/2003 Affirmed M. D.Ala.

Thomas R. Farese v. U.S. Attorney General........... 02-16156 07/23/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Waleska Nieves...... 02-16206 07/17/2003 Affirmed N. D.Ga.

U.S. v. Edgardo Nieves ..... 02-16207 07/17/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

Najiy-Ullah Aziyz v. Bruce Chatman................. 02-16295 07/17/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Yoel Gonzalez-Acosta 02-16296 07/22/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

William Omuna v. Internal Revenue Service.......... 02-16335 07/16/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ga.

Subodhchandra T. Patel v. Bill Hutson.............. 02-16343 07/24/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Ray P. Pope......... 02-16410 07/25/2003 Reversed in part, N.D.Fla. Vacated in part

U.S. v. Patricia Foster....... 02-16454 07/25/2003 Affirmed M. D.Fla.

U.S. v. Melody I. Rose...... 02-16544 07/14/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Dien Boxton-Moises.. 02-16584 07/18/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

Joshua Magnussen v. James Kensey Dahlquist......... 02-16611 07/16/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

Elias E. Abusaid v. Jack Espinosa, Jr................ 02-16690 07/23/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

Francisco A. Feliciano v. Parking Area Maintenance 02-16764 07/24/2003 Affirmed M. D.Fla.

U.S. v. Eugene C. Walters, Jr........................ 02-16801 07/22/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

DECISIONS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS-•Continued

Docket Date of Title Number Decision Disposition Appeal from and Citation (if reported)

Mary Reese v. Miami-Dade County.................. 02-16855 07/14/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla., 242 F.Supp.2d 1292

U.S. v. Osmel Toledo........ 02-16888 07/16/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Brooke Daniels v. Clear Channel Broadcasting.... 02-16914 07/24/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Jeffrey Louis Smith .. 02-16927 07/23/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Michael Paul Dupaquier................... 02-16936 07/23/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

Escambia County School Board v. S J S........... 02- 16999 07/17/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

Rudolfo Ramirez v. Sec. for Dept. of Corr............ 03- 10149 07/17/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

James Craig Stephenson v. State of Alabama....... 03-10240 07/23/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ala.

U.S. v. Don F. Fairfield 03-10286 07/23/2003 Affirmed M. D.Fla.

Ronald J. Devery v. Mirant Services................ 03-10438 07/16/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ala.

U.S. v. Rodriguez Sharpe ... 03-10459 07/23/2003 Affirmed N. D.Ga.

U.S. v. John Clinton Martin 03-10526 07/17/2003 Affirmed M. D.Fla.

Raymond Lee Franklin v. Garfield Hammonds, Jr. .. 03-10569 07/25/2003 Affirmed N. D.Ga.

Frank Cornelius v. Joseph Szczecko ................ 03-10711 07/22/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

Out2.com, Inc. v. Citibank, N.A...................... 03-10818 07/16/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Thomas J. Stewart v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart.............. 03-10835 07/23/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ala.

Sun Coast Builders v. Assurance Company........... 03-11069 07/17/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ala.

Westport Ins. Corp. v. James Hugh Potts, II............ 03-11166 07/16/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

Marie Estela Escandon De Auerbach v. U.S.......... 03-11538 07/16/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

Eleventh Circuit

DECISIONS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS

The following cases have been decided without formal opinion prepared for publication in the permanent law reports:

Title Docket Number Date of Decision Disposition Appeal from and Citation (if reported)

U.S. v. David A. Cawthon ... 02-12360 08/06/2003 Affirmed in part, Reversed in part M.D.Ga.

Martin Gray v. ODS Technologies .................... 02-12813 08/08/2003 Reversed in part, S.D.Fla. Vacated in part

Elwood I. Kaplan v. Daimlerchrysler A.G.............. 02-13223 08/01/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Jean Charles Thomas 02-13340 08/06/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Anthony John Alphonse .................. 02-13352 08/05/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Odalys Duquesane ... 02-13725 08/07/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

Shukri Ali Kavrik v. U.S. Atty. Gen................. 02-13750 08/06/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Florise Guerrier v. U.S. Atty. Gen. 02-14057 08/05/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Amin Jones. .. 02-14083 08/08/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

Anthony Farley v. Kenneth B. Followill.............. 02-15588 08/07/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ga.

Timothy Parks v. Charlie Crist..................... 02-15837 08/06/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

Charles H. Johnson v. City of Calera................... 02-15843 08/08/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ala..

Alfred T. McDonald v. James Crosby................... 02-16233 08/06/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Stanley Jennings.....02-16256 08/05/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Marie Lucienne Senat 02-16612 08/05/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Sylvester Senat...... 02-16617 08/05/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Travares Jefferson ... 02-16744 08/05/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Lee E. Gaines v. Gordon R. England................. 03-10061 08/05/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

DECISIONS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS—Continued

Title Docket Number Date of Decision Disposition Appeal from and Citation (if reported)

Perry Lee Fleming v. Paul Whaley, II............... 03-10780 08/06/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ala.

Charles Wiley v. Billy Mitchem .................... 03-10868 08/07/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ala.

Melveen Malone v. Cily of Tampa................... 03-10963 08/04/2003 Affirmed in part, Reversed in part M.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Joshua Boyer........ 01-16931 07/30/2003 Affirmed M. D.Fla.

U.S. v. John Henry Smith ... 02-10675 07/29/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

Scott Thomson v. Internal Revenue................. 02-11192 07/29/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. William Wardlaw .... 02-12206 07/30/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Robert Howe........ 02-13805 07/30/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Johnny Torres....... 02-14286 07/29/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Leo Dean Wilson .... 02-14489 07/30/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

Joey Threatte v. Toyota Motor Corp.................. 02-14971 07/30/2003 Affirmed in part. Reversed in part S.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Jayme D. Allen...... 02-15178 07/28/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ala.

U.S. v. Torrance L. Wilkins .. 02-15254 07/31/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Ronald Sylvester Bloom v. U.S..................... 02-15267 07/31/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

Gloria Ines Zamora-Grimaldo v. U.S. Atty. Gen....... 02-15797 07/31/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Teresa Wilmot....... 02-15807 07/30/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

U.S. v. LaRonald Deon Spear 02-15831 07/28/2003 Reversed in part, Vacated in part N.D.Ala.

U.S. v. Willie Terrell Jackson 02-1-15963 07/31/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ala.

U.S. v. Raheem Jarrod Cannon ..................... 02-16072 07/30/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ga.

U.S. v. Terrance Jackson____02-16287 07/30/2003 Affirmed N. D.Fla.

Bill J. Miller v. Wilsonart International ............... 02-1-16321 07/30/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

Robert Michael Booker v. Escambia County........... 02-16353 07/31/2003 Affirmed N.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Jorge Gonzalez...... 02-16572 07/29/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Ashley D. Rodeheaver 02-16698 07/29/2003 Affirmed M.D.Ga.

United Directory Svcs. v. International Tele-Svcs......02-16816 07/28/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

United Directory Svcs. v. International Tele-Svcs......02-16817 07/28/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

United Directory Svcs. v. International Tele-Svcs......02-16818 07/28/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Sylvester Eugene Bennett.................. 02-16838 07/28/2003 Affirmed M. D.Fla.

City of Atlanta v. John Genins..................... 02-16910 07/29/2003 Affirmed N. D.Ga.

U.S. v. Rogelio Moya-Fernandez.................. 03-10010 07/29/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

J. Sharwell v. Jane Gilligan.. 03-10176 07/31/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

DECISIONS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS—Continued

Docket Title Number Appeal from and Citation (if reported) Date of Decision Disposition

Roland LaBounty v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart.............. 03-10191 M.D.Fla. 07/30/2003 Affirmed

Rene J. Clinton v. City of Atlanta .................... 03-10254 N.D.Ga. 07/28/2003 Affirmed

U.S. v. Willie Clay Means ... 03-10378 N.D.Ala. 07/31/2003 Affirmed

U.S. v. Kelvin O. Boykin.... 03-10382 S.D.Ala. 07/29/2003 Reversed in part, Vacated in part

Thor Holm Hansen v. Norman C. Roettger.......... 03-10385 07/28/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Jose Angel Gonzalez 03-10432 07/31/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ala.

Albert W. Morton v. Mel Martinez................. 03-10457 07/29/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ga.

Anna Dinardo v. 15th Judicial Circuit of FL.......... 03-10603 07/30/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Janice Coolen v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart................ 03-10621 07/28/2003 Affirmed M.D.Fla.

U.S. v. Bill Wyane Roberts .. 03-10662 07/30/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

Johnny L. Gentle v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart.............. 03-10830 07/31/2003 Affirmed N.D.Ala.

Steven C. Griffin v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc.............. 03-11223 07/28/2003 Affirmed S.D.Ala.

Rocky Shoes and Boots v. Antillas Air Freight....... 03-11426 07/31/2003 Affirmed S.D.Fla.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

Eleventh Circuit

DENIALS OF REHEARING EN BANC

(Rule 35 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Local Eleventh Circuit Rule 35)

Group 1—Denials where no member of the panel nor Judge in regular active service on the Court requested that the Court be polled on rehearing en banc.

Group 2—Denials after a poll requested by a member of the panel or a Circuit Judge in regular active service.

Group 3—Denials on the Court’s own motion after a poll requested by a member of the panel or a Circuit Judge in regular active service.

Tide Docket Number Date of Citation of Denial Panel Decision

Group 1

Best v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation.... 02-13715 07/25/2003 S.D.Ga., 66 Fed.Appx. 845

Bogle v. McClure..................... 02-13213 07/25/2003 N.D.Ga., 332 F.3d 1347

Buchanan v. America Online, Inc...... 02-12838 07/18/2003 M.D.Fla., 67 Fed.Appx. 587

Judy v. Walker....................... 02-14042 07/25/2003 N.D.Ga., 69 Fed.Appx. 989

Lamb v. Hall......................... 02-12732 07/23/2003 S.D.Ga., 69 Fed.Appx. 989

McConnell v. Alabama Federal Savings and Loan Association............... 00-11920,01-15924, 01-16253 07/28/2003 N.D.Ala., 66 Fed.Appx. 844

U.S. v. Davis......................... 02-16075 07/25/2003 N.D.Ala., 71 Fed.Appx. 823

U.S.v. Knight........................ 02-12182 07/22/2003 M.D.Fla., 66 Fed.Appx. 844

Waddell v. Hendry County Sheriff’s Office................................ 00-11000, 01-16032 07/31/2003 M.D.Fla., 329 F.3d 1300

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

Eleventh Circuit

DENIALS OF REHEARING EN BANC

(Rule 35 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Local Eleventh Circuit Rule 35)

Group 1—Denials where no member of the panel nor Judge in regular active service on the Court requested that the Court be polled on rehearing en banc.

Group 2—Denials after a poll requested by a member of the panel or a Circuit Judge in regular active service.

Group 3—Denials on the Court’s own motion after a poll requested by a member of the panel or a Circuit Judge in regular active service.

Title Docket Date of Citation of Number Denial Panel Decision

Group 1

King v. Richmond County, Georgia .... 02-14146-DD 08/06/2003 S.D.Ga., 331 F.3d 1271

U.S. v. Simmons ..................... 03-10298-11 08/06/2003 S.D.Fla.,—Fed.Appx. 
      
       This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
     
      
      . Although the district court did not enter a separate judgment dismissing this action, because "no question exists as to the finality of the district court’s decision, the absence of a Rule 58 judgment will not prevent appellate review.” Burlington N. R.R. v. Huddleston, 94 F.3d 1413, 1416 n. 3 (10th Cir.1996). To the extent defendants appear to challenge the timeliness of the appeal, plaintiff’s notice of appeal was filed within the time requirements of Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), and is therefore timely.
     
      
      . We are not unmindful of the city defendants’ arguments that their only apparent connection with plaintiff occurred incident to his arrest on July 3 and did not carry forward until his subsequent release on July 10 or 11. On remand, these defendants are free to reargue their position on the cut-off date for their liability.
     
      
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