Legal Opinion
Thomas C. Guy v. Mohave County, James R. Smith v. Mohave County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1982No. 81-5574PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILLIAM, District Judge:
This case presents an appeal involving the due process rights of two former sheriffs deputies 1 from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona who filed actions against their employers, Mohave County, et al., after having been terminated from their jobs. Plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had failed to provide them with a requested termination hearing in violation of their due process rights. Plaintiffs filed complaints under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(2), (3), and 1986 2 of the Civil Rights Act and sought declaratory and injunctive relief, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of Flagstaff v. SUPERIOR COURT, ETC.Arizona Supreme Court · 1977
- Ernst v. Arizona Board of RegentsArizona Supreme Court · 1978
3Cited by2 opinions
- Wallace M. Telford v. Clackamas County Housing Authority, Ralph Groener, Robert Schumacher, Jono D. HildnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- McCracken v. City of Chinook, Mont.District Court, D. Montana · 1987