Legal Opinion
Janet Shawgo and Stanley Whisenhunt v. Lee Spradlin, Chief of Police, City of Amarillo, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1983No. 82-1097PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs Janet Shawgo and Stanley Whisenhunt, former police officers employed by the Amarillo Police Department (the Department), sued the City of Amarillo, the Chief of Police, and various members of Amarillo’s Civil Service Commission (the Commission) seeking reinstatement and monetary damages. They allege that the defendants, acting in accordance with departmental and city rules, instituted disciplinary action against the plaintiffs for off-duty dating and alleged cohabitation, which invaded their privacy and violated due process. We affirm the district court’s…
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