Paul Moore v. City of Paducah John Penrod, Mayor Joe Viterisi, Commissioner Robert Coleman, Commissioner Joe Flynn, Commissioner, Robert E. Green

As pointed out by my colleague, Judge Celebrezze, under the facts of this case the only conspiracy damages for which defendant Green, a private citizen, might be held liable to Moore under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was the deprivation of “an opportunity to be heard before he is deprived of a property interest” under Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532, 542, 105 S.Ct. 1487, 1493, 84 L.Ed.2d 494 (1985).1 This is the remaining aspect of Moore’s claim because he has already recovered in state court on essentially the same cause of action from the others engaged in the alleged…