Legal Opinion
Botefur v. City of Eagle Point
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1993No. 92-35261PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
David Botefur appeals the district court’s dismissal of his civil rights action against the City of Eagle Point, its mayor, and its chief of police. Botefur alleged that his employment with the City was terminated in violation of his constitutional rights. The district court held that Botefur’s failure to tender to the City consideration he received pursuant to a valid release agreement precluded him from bringing a civil rights action based on the conduct for which the City had been released. It also held that under Oregon law, the release agreement was a substituted…
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