Legal Opinion
Robert Barnett, Cross-Appellant v. The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Mrs. Dorothy L. Kelly, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 1983No. 82-8166PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellee and cross-appellant, Robert Barnett, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against his former employer the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA or Authority) and three officials of that agency, Dorothy Kelly, Samuel Friedman and Tyrone Hinton. Barnett, who was dismissed from his position as Director of the Redevelopment Division of the Authority, alleged that the defendants deprived him of due process by discharging him without cause and without a post-termination hearing. During the trial, the district court directed a verdict exonerating the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by122 opinions
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