Legal Opinion
B. M. Williams v. Ivan Allen, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1971No. 29894_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
B. M. Williams filed suit against the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen, and the Police Committee of Atlanta, Georgia, alleging he was unconstitutionally discharged from his employment on the city’s police force. The district court denied relief by entering an order granting summary judgment for the defendants. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
The Atlanta Police Department hired Williams as a policeman in June of 1958. At some time during 1962 an informant told Williams that the Atlanta Chief of Police and a captain…
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