Opinion ID: 4930
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Heading: dismissal of whitaker's claims

Text: The district court's ruling on Houston's motion to dismiss, appearing on the last page of its combined Memorandum and Order, states: it is ORDERED that defendant the City of Houston's Motion to Dismiss is hereby GRANTED and that plaintiff's claims against the City of Houston and the Houston Police Department are hereby DISMISSED. Thus, as noted earlier, the district court's 7 Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay, 437 U.S. 463, 467, 98 S.Ct. 2454, 2457, 57 L.Ed.2d 351 (1978), quoting Catlin v. U.S., 324 U.S. 229, 233, 65 S.Ct. 631, 633, 89 L.Ed. 911 (1945). 8 Hanson, 679 F.2d at 501. 9