Legal Opinion
Terry Freeze v. City of Decherd, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2014No. 12-6160PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*662SARGUS, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court in which, MOORE, J., joined. GRIFFIN, J. (pp. 670-71), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
SARGUS, District Judge.
This appeal presents the question of whether two police officers possess a property interest in their continued employment. The district court held that they do not. We hold that they do. We therefore REVERSE the judgment of the district court and REMAND this case for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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In 2002, Terry Freeze was hired by the City of Decherd’s (the City or Decherd) Police Department. He was promoted…
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