Kurt Rogerson v. Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission and Charles Rixse

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This civil-rights action requires us to decide a point of Arkansas contract law. Kurt Rogerson was discharged from his public employment as Director of the Hot Springs Convention and Visitors Center. He brought suit against his employer and his supervisor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that his discharge was a breach of contract and violated his constitutional rights by depriving him of his employment without due process of law. The District Court 1 granted summary judgment to the defendants, holding that Mr. Rogerson was an at-will employee under Arkansas…