Legal Opinion
Glen McMurphy v. City of Flushing, and Bernard Van Osdale, Vernon Royston, Individually and Jointly
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1986No. 85-1472PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Chief Judge.
A former policeman of the City of Flushing, Michigan appeals dismissal of his civil rights action arising out of his discharge from employment. In his complaint the plaintiff sought damages and an injunction restoring him to this former position with back pay and benefits. The district court conducted a two-day hearing on plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction. The complaint claimed deprivation of due process by failing to hold a pretermination hearing, deprivation of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech by discharging plaintiff for statements made to…
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