Legal Opinion
Melton v. City of Oklahoma City
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1991No. Nos. 85-1738 to 85-1742 and 85-1811PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REHEARING EN BANC
JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Raymon J. Melton brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. Among the causes he asserted was a claim that he was deprived of a liberty interest by the defendants without due process when he was discharged from his job as a police officer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Following a plaintiffs verdict, the defendants appealed, and a portion of the judgment was reversed. Melton v. City of Oklahoma City, 879 F.2d 706 (10th Cir. 1989). We granted rehearing en banc to resolve certain issues relating to plaintiffs liberty…
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3Cited by75 opinions
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