Hart v. Marcum

On September 13, 1993, Marvin Hart filed a complaint in the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court against J. Dempsey Marcum, chief of police of the City of Northport; the City of Northport; the city administrator; the personnel director; three members of the City of Northport's civil service board; four members of the city council; and the mayor of the City of Northport. Hart requested the trial court to declare that the defendants were bound by the rules of the Personnel Board of the City of Northport and that promotions in the City of Northport police department must conform to the Personnel…