Jerry Edmon Fordyce v. City of Seattle, Jerry Edmon Fordyce v. City of Seattle M.S. Donnelly C. Villagracia, (Two Cases.) Jerry Edmon Fordyce v. City of Seattle, and M.S. Donnelly C. Villagracia

55 F.3d 436 23 Media L. Rep. 2011 Jerry Edmon FORDYCE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, Defendant-Appellant. Jerry Edmon FORDYCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SEATTLE; M.S. Donnelly; C. Villagracia, Defendants-Appellees. (Two Cases.) Jerry Edmon FORDYCE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, Defendant-Appellant, and M.S. Donnelly; C. Villagracia, Defendants. Nos. 93-35824, 93-35840, 93-35991 and 93-36020. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1994. Submission Withdrawn Oct. 20, 1994. Resubmitted Feb. 27, 1995. Decided May 16, 1995. Ted Buck, Stafford Frey Cooper, Seattle, WA, for defendants-appellants-appellees. James E. Lobsenz, Carney, Badley, Smith & Spellman, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee-appellant. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before: LAY, * TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. TROTT, Circuit Judge: I. Background 1 This case arises from the alleged interference by police officers of the City of Seattle with Jerry Edmon Fordyce's attempt on August 5, 1990 to videotape a public protest march. Fordyce, who apparently considered himself part of the protest, had…