Legal Opinion
Emmett Dean Robinson v. The City of Montgomery City
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1987No. 86-1532PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Emmett Dean Robinson, former Police Chief of the City of Montgomery City, Mis souri, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City claiming that his dismissal as Police Chief has deprived him of liberty and property without due process of law. The District Court 1 , 651 F.Supp. 493 (1986), dismissed the complaint, and Robinson appeals.
We affirm, substantially for the reasons stated in the District Court’s opinion. Robinson claims that an ordinance of the City gave him a property interest in his appointed position as Police Chief, and it is possible that this claim might have…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Robinson v. City of MontgomeryDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1986
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