Legal Opinion
James BATTLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Solon MULHOLLAND Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1971No. 29898_1PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
James Battle filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi seeking an injunction reinstating him to his employment as a police officer in the city of Carthage, Mississippi, and ancillary relief. Jurisdiction was based on 28 U.S.C. § 1343 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants were the mayor, chief of police, and members of the board of aldermen of Carthage. Summary judgment was entered for the defendants and Battle appeals.
The facts giving rise to this litigation are simple. Battle was employed as a police officer in Carthage from…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Terminiello v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wieman v. UpdegraffSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Porter v. CalifanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Flanagan v. MungerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Berger v. BattagliaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Deborah J. Schneider, Cross-Appellant v. The City of Atlanta (Bureau of Corrections), and J. D. Hudson, Ind., Etc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Donald K. Smith v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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