Legal Opinion
Alexander v. City of Bessemer
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 18, 2013No. 1101455PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURDOCK, Justice.
The City of Bessemer (“the City”) and Bessemer City Councillors Jimmy Stephens, Dorothy Davidson, Sarah W. Bel-cher, and Albert Soles (“the City council-lors”) petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to dismiss a claim alleging bad-faith failure to pay legal bills and costs stemming from a complaint filed by former City Councillor Louise Alexander and the law firm of White, Arnold & Dowd, P.C. (“WAD”). The City councillors also petition this Court to dismiss a racial-discrimination claim brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and asserted in…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hafer v. MeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
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