Legal Opinion
Thomas L. Glenn v. J. Gardner Newman, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1980No. 78-2146PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Thomas Glenn brought this civil rights action against numerous defendants seeking damages, and declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(3). His claims arise out of his dismissal from the police department of LaGrange, Georgia, where he served as a policeman for eleven years. Named as defendants are the Mayor of LaGrange, the City Manager, the city’s Director of Personnel, the Chief of Police and several city councilmen. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment and plaintiff appeals.
Thomas Glenn was a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by129 opinions
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