Legal Opinion
Paul Plante v. Troy C. Shivar, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1976No. 76-1006PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
Paul Plante initiated this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 alleging that the defendants entered into “a conspiracy to harass [him] and drive him from his position” with the Jacksonville, North Carolina, police department and subsequently “wrongfully discharged” him in violation of the fourteenth amendment. On September 22, 1975, the defendants responded with a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b) or, in the alternative, for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. On the same date, the defendant, City of Jacksonville, and the individual defendants filed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carter v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Joseph B. X. Smith v. Dr. Stanley Blackledge, Warden, Central PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Dale v. HahnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Harvey B. Johnson v. Rac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Owen C. Leviner v. Elliott L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Bruce Beaudett v. City of Hampton City Attorneys A. Paul Burton and W. Stephen Moore Judge T.H. Wilson, II and Judge Nelson T. OvertonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Fayetteville Investors v. Commercial Builders, Incorporated American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Ronald G. Davis v. R. F. ZahradnickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Tyrone H. Maggette v. Stephen DalsheimCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. SchmokeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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