Legal Opinion
C. D. (Denny) Abbott v. William F. Thetford, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Judge of the Family Court of Montgomery County, Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1976No. 73--1894PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*697JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
On November 17, 1972, C. D. (Denny) Abbott, then Chief Probation Officer of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, Domestic Relations Division, filed a civil action in Federal District Court on behalf of three minor black children charging that racially discriminatory admission policies were maintained by the Alabama Department of Pensions and Security and six homes for dependent and neglected children. In response to this suit, William F. Thet-ford, Judge of the Juvenile Court for which Abbott was Chief Probation Officer, discharged Abbott on grounds that…
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