Legal Opinion
Reuben Abeyta v. The Town of Taos, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1974No. 73-1828PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought by former municipal employees who claim they were unlawfully discharged from their employment. Appellants are former police officers of Taos, New Mexico, a municipal corporation. Appellees are the mayor and city council of Taos, New Mexico. Jurisdiction is founded on 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1988.
The relevant facts may be summarized as follows. In March, 1972, the appellees, newly-elected town officials, decided that the Taos Police Department needed to be revamped. Accordingly, they gave the police chief thirty days to accomplish…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by58 opinions
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