Legal Opinion
Owen v. City of Independence, Mo.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided August 2, 1976No. Civ. A. 73CV138-W-3PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND FINAL JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS
WILLIAM H. BECKER, Chief Judge.
This is an action under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, Section 1983, Title 42, United States Code, and under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Plaintiff, George D. Owen (hereinafter “plaintiff”), contends that his prior employment as Chief of Police of Independence, Missouri, was terminated without notice of the reasons for the discharge or a hearing in violation of his rights to procedural and substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment, and that he…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Juan A. Marrero and Maria Marrero v. City of Hialeah, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Owen v. City of IndependenceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Owen v. City of Independence, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- George D. Owen v. The City of Independence, Missouri, Lyle W. Alberg, City Manager, Richard A. King, Mayor, Charles E. Cornell, Dr. Ray Williamson, Dr. Duane Holder, Ray A. Heady, Mitzi A. Overman, and E. Lee Comer, Jr., Members of the Council of the City of Independence, Missouri, George D. Owen v. The City of Independence, Missouri, Lyle W. Alberg, City Manager, Richard A. King, Mayor, Charles E. Cornell, Dr. Ray Williamson, Dr. Duane Holder, Ray A. Heady, Mitzi A. Overman, and E. Lee Comer, Jr., Members of the Council of the City of Independence, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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