Legal Opinion
Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 3, 1981No. 81-7005PublishedCited by 10,468 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge;
This is the first case to be heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, established October 1, 1981 pursuant to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980, P.L. 96-452, 94 Stat. 1995, and this opinion is the first to be published by the Eleventh Circuit. Under P.L. 96-452 the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was divided into two circuits, the Eleventh and the “new Fifth.” This court, by informal agreement of its judges prior to October 1, 1981, confirmed by formal vote on October 2, 1981, has taken this…
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