Legal Opinion

Brockell v. Norton

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 22, 1982No. 81-1842PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Eric Brockell, brought this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 & 1985, contesting his discharge from his job as a radio operator-dispatcher for the police force of the City of Marvell, Arkansas. He alleged deprivation of his constitutional rights under the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the federal Constitution. The district court1 issued findings of fact and conclusions of law adverse to Brockell, and a judgment dismissing the complaint was entered on July 15, 1981. Brockell appeals this judgment; we remand for further…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Glen McMurphy v. City of Flushing, and Bernard Van Osdale, Vernon Royston, Individually and JointlyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  2. William E. Hughes v. Alan S. WhitmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  3. Gold Cross Ambulance & Transfer v. City of Kansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. Brockell v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. Mummelthie v. City of Mason City, IowaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995

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