Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 7, 1983No. 81-7841PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, a former officer in the Bureau of Police Services of the City of Atlanta against the Commissioner of Public Safety. The judgment was based on a determination by the trial court that, although the Commissioner had legal authority to hire and fire officers of the Bureau of Police Services of the city, his right to fire the plaintiff Edwards could not be exercised by him until “after trial” by virtue of Section 11-2031 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Thomas L. Glenn v. J. Gardner Newman, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Jacqueline A. Tommas Griffith v. Federal Labor Relations AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- James A. Warren v. Dave CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Thomas Harvey Blanton v. Griel Memorial Psychiatric HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Richard Dorr v. County of Butte Butte County Sheriff's Department Mick Grey, Individually and as Deputy Sheriff of Butte CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Ross v. Clayton County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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