Legal Opinion
James THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1980No. 80-3008PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
James Thompson, the first black officer hired by the Leland, Mississippi Police Department, appeals the rejection of his claim that he was discharged for racial reasons. Invoking jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343, he asserted rights under Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1983, and rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
The district judge denied the § 1981 claim, finding that Thompson had failed to show purposeful or intentional racial discrimination. Williams v. DeKalb County, 577 F.2d 248, on…
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