Legal Opinion
Jones v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1991No. 90-5570PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant James C. Jones (“plaintiff”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claims against defendants-appellees, Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) officials (collectively “defendants”), for violation of plaintiffs first and fifth amendment rights, violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1985(1) and intentional infliction of emotional distress. For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM.
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For the purpose of review, we accept plaintiff’s allegations as true. According to plaintiff, from 1981 through September 1988, he was employed by TVA as a nuclear engineer. Plaintiff’s…
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