Legal Opinion
Bell v. Gayle
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided November 18, 1974No. Civ. A. CA-5-74-4PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WOODWARD, District Judge.
The three plaintiffs were formerly employees of the police department of the City of Denver City, Texas. The defendants are the mayor and four other members of a six-member city council of the City of Denver City, Texas.
Plaintiffs allege that the defendants have deprived plaintiffs of their civil rights and due process of law and ask for relief and damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and further ask this court to take pendent jurisdiction of their common law action of defamation of character because of the acts of the defendants toward the plaintiffs.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sexton v. GibbsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1970
- Port of Portland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Caller Times Publishing Co. v. ChandlerTexas Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- 35 Fair empl.prac.cas. 697, 35 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,582 Henry Irby, Cross-Appellees v. Mike Sullivan, Jr., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Elliott v. KupfermanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Barberic v. City of HawthorneDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1987
- Hamilton v. City of Wake VillageDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1984
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