Legal Opinion
Leo G. Zeigler v. James Jackson, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1981No. 79-4046PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Leo G. Zeigler brought this civil rights action against the Alabama Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission [Commission] and its Executive Director, James Jackson, seeking relief under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. His claims involve his termination in November 1977 from the police department of Adamsville, Alabama, where he had been employed since August 1977. After hearing the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court granted the Commission’s motion and Zeigler appeals.
Zeigler was employed as a patrolman by the Adamsville Police…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Dothard v. RawlinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States Steel Corp. v. Elton H. Darby, Defendant-Third Party v. Southern Fabricating Company, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Billy C. Gosney and Mary Lynn Gosney v. Sonora Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Randolph Mahone v. Addicks Utility District of Harris CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- E & T Realty v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Zeigler v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Eva Ciechon v. The City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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