Legal Opinion
Ernest Leon Clemons v. Dougherty County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 1982No. 81-7536PublishedCited by 329 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Ernest Leon Clemons, formerly a sergeant in the Police Department of Dough-erty County, Georgia, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Dougherty County, the Dougherty County Chief of Police, and five of the seven members of the County Board of Commissioners. He alleged that his discharge from the police department, which was ordered by the Chief and approved by a majority of the Board of Commissioners, 1 was impermissi-bly based on his exercise of his first amendment right to freedom of speech and deprived him of liberty 2 without due process in violation…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by329 opinions
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