Legal Opinion
Fred B. Shelton, Iii, Cross-Appellees v. City of College Station, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1985No. 83-2765PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs Shelton and Jones appeal from the dismissal of their suit for damages against defendants who allegedly caused them to suffer monetary losses as a result of the defendants’ unconstitutional actions under color of state law. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Made defendants were: the City of College Station, Texas; the members of the city-created Zoning Board of Adjustment for that municipality; and the city planning director. The alleged unconstitutional actions consisted of the arbitrary and discriminatory denial of a zoning variance for the plaintiffs’ business property,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Frank Haygood v. Evelle J. Younger, and Harold Cranke and Benjamin SeymourCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Fred B. Shelton Iii, and John Paul Jones, Cross v. City of College Station, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Littlefield v. City of AftonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Pat S. Holloway v. Judge Dee Brown WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Littlefield v. City Of AftonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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