Legal Opinion
Floyd Fetner v. The City of Roanoke, a Municipal Corporation Henry v. Bonner, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1987No. 86-7285PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Floyd Fetner appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants City of Roanoke, its Mayor, and its City Council members. Fetner filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that defendants dismissed him from his position as police chief without cause and in violation of his due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. 1 Fetner asserts that at approximately 9:30 p.m. on January 30, 1985, a telephone call from Mayor Bonner summoned him to appear immediately at a City Council meeting where his conduct as police chief was discussed. The…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Tinney v. ShoresCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Darrell Burch v. Apalachee Community Mental Health Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Maples v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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