Legal Opinion
Jack Thacker v. Tom Whitehead
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1977No. 76-1492PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff-appellant, an employee in the Security force at the University of Tennessee, was demoted from the rank of Sergeant to patrolman on disciplinary grounds. Three months later he was reinstated to his former rank. Seeking to invoke the Civil Rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986, he sued the Director of Safety and Security of the University, seeking $400,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. District Judge Robert L. Taylor granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant. Thacker v. Whitehead, 407 F.Supp. 1111 (D.C.Tenn.1976). Reference is made to the reported…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Edward D. Oppenheimer, Robert A. Burger, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. Morton Hotel Corporation, a Michigan CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Thacker v. WhiteheadDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1976
3Cited by20 opinions
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