Legal Opinion
Karr v. Townsend
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided April 1, 1985No. Civ. 84-5100PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
H. FRANKLIN WATERS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Glen Karr, from the summer of 1980 to his termination in April of 1984, was a deputy sheriff of Benton County, Arkansas. On April 23, 1984, he was terminated from his employment by the acting sheriff, Don Townsend, who had been appointed pursuant to law by the Quorum Court of Benton County (the legislative body in that county). Mr. Townsend’s predecessor, Donald H. Rystrom, had been removed from office for alleged violations of law and violations of the code of ethics while the Sheriff of Benton County.
Plaintiff filed suit against…
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