Jackson v. Atlanta, TX, City of

Plaintiff-Appellee Wilfred Waylon Jackson sued the City of Atlanta, Texas, as well as its city manager and several of its city councilmen individually, asserting, inter alia, claims of discrimination under both Title VII 1 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Based on immunity, the city manager and city councilmen (Defendants) — but not the City of Atlanta — filed motions to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment. Defendants appeal the district court’s denial of these motions. We dismiss the appeal, in part, and reverse and remand, in part,

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In April 1989, Atlanta promoted…