Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Wood
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided August 30, 1973No. Civ. SH-72-78PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.
WOODROW WILSON JONES, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, a former police officer of the City of Marion, North Carolina, brings this action against the defendants, W. H. Wood, Chief of Police, Victor Denton, City Manager, and the City of Marion, a municipal corporation, under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3), contending that his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when he was discharged from his job. -He seeks an order requiring the defendants to re-employ him and a monetary award of damages consisting of his wages from March 31, 1972, to the date of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Still v. LanceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Garrett C. Chitwood v. Eston K. Feaster, Individually and as President of Fairmont State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schoonfield v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Owen v. City of Independence, Mo.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1976
- Carl D. Bishop v. W. H. Wood, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Greene v. McGuireDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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