Legal Opinion
Day v. Villines
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided October 30, 1995No. Civ. No. LR-C-94-849Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GEORGE HOWARD, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiffs filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981,1983, 2000e, and 1985. They claim that they were discharged because of their race, and in retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights. Plaintiff Richard Day (“Day”) also alleged that he was discharged in retaliation for having filed a previous lawsuit.
Day and plaintiff Calvin Hollowell (“Hollo-well”) are African American employees of the Pulaski County Sheriffs Department. Day has been employed since 1973, and has reached the rank of Captain. At the time this…
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