Kizer v. SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT

OPINION

VAN TATENHOVE, District Judge.

Following their termination from appointed positions within the Shelby County Clerk’s Office, Edward A. Kizer, John J. Ryan, III, and Don Howell brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They allege that they were terminated without due process of law, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the County and its officials, concluding that Kizer, Ryan, and Howell received constitutionally adequate process prior to their termination. On appeal, the three former employees challenge that conclusion. We agree…