Legal Opinion
Chism v. Curtner
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2010No. 09-2632PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Calvin Chism appeals the district court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment on his civil rights claims related to his termination from employment as a firefighter for the city of Forrest City, Arkansas. Chism asks this court to reverse the grant of summary judgment on all claims and to remand for further proceedings. We affirm.
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Calvin Chism, an African-American, was employed for sixteen years as a firefighter in Forrest City, Arkansas (“the City”). Chism had been arrested several times for various charges during his tenure with the department, including arrests for third…
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