Alder McMillian Jr., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. City of Hazlehurst

Alder McMillian, Jr., formerly a police officer in the employ of the City of Hazle-hurst, was summarily terminated. He filed this civil rights action as a class action on behalf of all municipal employees subjected to summary dismissal, alleging that he had a property interest in continued employment and that his summary termination violated due process. The district court ruled that McMillian had not alleged facts sufficient to establish a protected property interest and dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

In an action such as this, a protected property interest must…