Legal Opinion
Millard Griffith, John Baker and Bernice Mays v. Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1980No. 77-1675PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs-appellants allege that the defendant, Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency (BWCAA), violated their constitutional rights by discharging and refusing to rehire them because they had opposed the election of L. David Stone as BWCAA’s Executive Director. The district court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction and dismissed the complaint. We affirm on the ground that the complaint does not state a cause of action on which relief can be granted.
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BWCAA is a non-profit community action agency incorporated in Kentucky to serve the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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