Legal Opinion
Cox v. Thompson
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided May 12, 1986No. Civ. 85-3196PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FOREMAN, Chief Judge:
This matter is before the Court on defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Document No. 24). On March 1, 1985, plaintiff brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming the defendants, Governor James Thompson and individual members of the Illinois Racing Board, denied him of his right to exercise his political beliefs as guaranteed under the first amendment, and that defendants denied him of his due process rights under the fourth amendment by discharging him from his job.
In their motion for summary judgment, the defendants contend that the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McConnell v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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