Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Bosley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1984No. Nos. 83-2127, 83-2178 and 83-2179PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This action arose out of the dismissals of Shirley Barnes, Frances J. McElroy and Murrell Thomas from their positions as employees in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. The plaintiffs, all political supporters of the previous Clerk of Court, were dismissed when the newly elected Clerk took office. They subsequently filed a complaint alleging violations of their first, fifth and fourteenth amendment rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They also alleged a conspiracy to violate their civil rights under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1985 and 1986.
The district court…
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