Legal Opinion
Donald L. Dobyns, Mark Lee and Randall Eugene Bullock v. E-Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1982No. 81-1051PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, three former employees of appellee E-Systems, filed suit in district court alleging that their personal belongings had been searched and their employment terminated in violation of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. The district court dismissed the case for lack of federal jurisdiction on the ground that there was no state action 1 involved in E-Systems’ allegedly unconstitutional activities. 2 We hold that there was state action and remand the case for a determination on the merits.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Flagg Bros., Inc. v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Marsh v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Robert H. Morast v. T. Bertram LanceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Schowengerdt v. General Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Brunette v. Humane Society Of Ventura CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- DeVargas v. Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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