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Watson v. Arkansas National Guard

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 22, 1989No. 86-1639PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

John C. Watson seeks, among other things, to have a federal court order his reinstatement to the Arkansas National Guard. He brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment against the Arkansas *1005National Guard and five individuals, all military personnel, alleging that the defendants acted in a racially discriminatory manner in dismissing him from the Guard for reasons of physical disability.1 His complaint requested damages and equitable relief, including reinstatement and back pay.

Defendants moved to dismiss or, in the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Doe v. GarrettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  2. Reid Knutson v. Wisconsin Air National Guard and Gerald D. SlackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Sierra Club v. RobertsonDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1991
  4. Uhl v. SwanstromCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. Murphy v. GarrettDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1990

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