Shelby Riggs v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

Plaintiffs, forty-two laid off merit service employees of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging constitutional violations arising from their discharge from employment. Named defendants are the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Governor and thirty-five officers of the Commonwealth both in their official and individual capacities.

The defendants filed motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and motions for summary judgment. On March 19, 1982, the district court filed a memorandum and order which remanded all motions until a decision was reached in a case then…