Legal Opinion
Meyers v. City of Cincinnati
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1991No. Nos. 90-3096, 90-3154PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
The fire chief of the City of Cincinnati instructed the plaintiff, the assistant fire chief in charge of personnel, to conduct an investigation of the distribution of “unauthorized literature” to potential recruits of the fire department. In connection with his investigation, plaintiff contacted two influential citizens who interpreted his questions and statements to be criticism of affirmative action. As a result, they brought pressure to bear on city officials who engaged in conduct which plaintiff claims coerced his retirement and constituted a “constructive…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Bruce Collyer v. Gregory DarlingCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Everett Perry v. Kenneth McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Christine Brandenburg, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Housing Authority of Irvine Perry Meade, Individually and as Commissioner and Chairperson of the Housing Authority of Irvine Jane Bryant, Tom Williams, Glenn Cox, and Hugh Hamilton, Individually and as Commissioners of the Housing Authority of Irvine, Defendants-Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- John Meyers v. City of CincinnatiCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Williams v. KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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