Legal Opinion
Tanner v. McCall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1980No. 78-3211PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Five former deputies and a former secretary of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department sued Sheriff Malcolm McCall for violating their rights under the first and fourteenth amendments and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976). Plaintiffs alleged that patronage considerations unlawfully motivated McCall’s decision not to reappoint them. A jury returned a verdict against plaintiff Bobby F. Tanner, former chief deputy, and in favor of the other plaintiffs. The trial court amended the judgment on the verdict, restricting its reach to McCall in his official capacity only. The court also awarded…
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3Cited by67 opinions
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