Legal Opinion

Sykes v. City of Atlanta

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 18, 1998No. A98A1197PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Chief Judge.

Alethia Sykes, former Pretrial Services Officer for the City of Atlanta Municipal Court, appeals from the trial court’s grant of the City’s 1 motion for summary judgment and denial of her motion for summary judgment in her wrongful termination suit. She alleged a number of claims, including due process and equal protection violations.

1. The first two enumerations are that the court erred in granting the City’s first and second motions for summary judgment, which addressed all of Sykes’ claims. The only claims argued in the brief, however, are those stemming from Sykes’…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Strickland v. DeKalb Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Goring v. MartinezCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Wallace v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Atlanta Hospitality Workers, Inc. v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc. v. Sumter Free Press, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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