Legal Opinion
Ellis v. City of Minneapolis
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 11, 1987No. C7-87-455Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIERENGARTEN, Judge.
Andrew Ellis sued the City of Minneapolis and his supervisor, Sol Jacobs, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging a loss of promotion because of bias and prejudice on the part of Jacobs. The trial court granted summary judgment for the respondents for failure to state a cause of action. We affirm.
FACTS
Andrew Ellis has been employed as a housing inspector by the City of Minneapolis since 1969. Respondent Sol Jacobs is the Director of the Department of Housing Inspections and is in charge of all employees in that department. Ellis was given performance ratings of 83.5, 83.0…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- William C. Bigby, and Maurice Thoele, Intervening v. City of Chicago and Chicago Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Vruno v. SchwarzwalderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- In Re the Estate of TourvilleCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
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