Legal Opinion
Madison v. Wood
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1969No. 18615PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant instituted an action against Appellees in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan under the Civil Rights Act, Sections 1983 and 1985 of Title 42 U.S.C. He alleged that he was a member of the City of Grand Rapids Police Department and that Appellees wrongfully deprived him of certain rights arising under the Fourteenth Amendment by demoting him from Sergeant to Patrolman on July 16, 1962, because he was a member of the Negro race. In his original complaint, filed May 12, 1967, Appellant prayed for damages for loss of wages, and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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