Legal Opinion
Robert Lee Wilson v. Irvin T. Taylor, as Acting Chairman and Examiner, Civil Service Board, Winter Park, Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 1984No. 83-3299PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we decide what relief is available in a suit brought under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1974) by a police officer fired from his police department without procedural due process and allegedly in contravention of his first amendment right of association. We affirm the decision of the trial court as to all matters except the award of $100,000 for alleged injury due to procedural due process violations.
Background
Robert Lee Wilson joined the Winter Park, Florida, police department in June, 1971. During that year, Wilson began dating Susan Blackburn, the adopted…
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