Legal Opinion

Butler v. City of North Little Rock

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 20, 1992No. 92-1347PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Freddie Butler appeals the district court’s1 grant of appellees’ motion for summary judgment and its denial of leave to amend his complaint. Butler was terminated from his job as a police officer. His termination was upheld by an administrative panel and by a state circuit court judgment, despite Butler’s claims of race discrimination. Butler filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he was terminated because of racial discrimination. Butler later amended his complaint to include claims under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981.…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Hartnagel v. NormanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Thomas F. Lovell v. James G. Mixon, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  5. Amerinet, Inc. v. Xerox Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Robert E. Slice v. Sons of NorwayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  2. Larry Pohlmann v. Bil-Jax, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  3. Gibson v. GibsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1993
  4. 60 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 612, 60 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,872 Freddie Butler v. The City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, a Municipal Corporation Terry Hartwick, Mayor of North Little Rock Dale Bruce, North Little Rock Chief of Police Eddie Hightower, Captain, North Little Rock Police Department Eugene Harris, Lieutenant, North Little Rock Police Department North Little Rock Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. Millner v. DTE Energy Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003

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