Legal Opinion
Owens v. Rush
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1981No. 78-1753PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant James Owens sought relief under the civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(c), and 2000e, et seq., claiming that the defendants-appellees1 unlawfully conspired against him and discharged him from his position in the County Sheriff’s Department in retaliation for helping his wife Anne file an EEOC complaint against them.2 On the motion of the defendants the district court dismissed “[a]ll causes of action predicated upon 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 . . . for the reasons given in Abeyta v. Town of Taos, 499 F.2d 323 (10th Cir. 1974).” I R. 155.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by109 opinions
- Kenneth Ray Meade v. Grubbs, Badge No. 128, Individually and as a Deputy Sheriff of the County of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Rizzo v. DawsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Augusta Clark v. Tarrant County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Smith v. MaschnerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Richard Blaisdell v. C. FrappieaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
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