Legal Opinion
Bailey v. City of Lawrence
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1992No. 91-2745PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to Ind.Code § 36-8-4-7, a person may not be appointed to the police department after the person has "reached thirty-six (36) years of age." In 1987, the City of Lawrence, Indiana (Lawrence), appointed Jack L. Bailey to the Lawrence Police Department the day before Bailey's thirty-sixth birthday. In 1990, Lawrence discharged Bailey without a hearing, and Bailey filed suit against the defendants in Indiana state court alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Indiana law. The defendants removed the case to federal district court, and both parties filed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Nancy Wolf v. City of Fitchburg and G. Jean SeilingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Donald R. Parrett v. City of Connersville, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Hannon v. TurnageCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- State v. SmithersIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Kenneth T. Hayward, and William B. Krause, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In Re WW Warehouse, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2004
- Jack L. Bailey v. City Of LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Delph v. Dilk (In Re Dilk)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana · 2004
- Machalk v. Cedar Lake, Indiana Town ofDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2024
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