Legal Opinion
Debra P. Grimm v. Q v. Leinart and Ernest Phillips
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1983No. 81-5737PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
The defendants-appellants, Q.V. Leinart and Ernest F. Phillips, appeal from a district court judgment entered against them in this case. The plaintiff-appellee, Debra Grimm, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She alleged that the defendants, acting under color of state law, violated her civil rights. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
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The facts of this appeal arise out of a political dispute between the defendants, both County Commissioners, and the Superintendent of the Anderson County school system, Paul Bostic. In…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- A. C. Newman, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Sammie J. RODGERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FISHER BODY DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- William Donta, Jr. v. Thomas Hooper Charles F. Hunter Larry Brooks Floyd Rose Jeff Altherr Jack Morgan James Mannering Anthony Robinson, State of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Hersch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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