Courts v. Economic Opportunity Authority for Savannah-Chatham County Area, Inc.

OPINION

LAWRENCE, District Judge.

I

The plaintiff, Paul Courts, was discharged as Project Director of the Veterans’ Outreach Center on June 9, 1977. The complaint alleges that he was wrongfully discharged for exercising his First Amendment rights and was denied procedural due process. He seeks reinstatement through mandatory injunctive relief and also compensatory damages.

This Court denied cross-motions of the parties for summary judgment in an Order dated March 15, 1978. In it, I noted that there were two crucial questions: (1) whether Mr. Courts’ comments on a radio program recommending…