Legal Opinion
Esly B. Williams v. City of River Rouge, Daniel Cooney, Michael Bowdler, Danny Stevens, and Charles Prather
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1990No. 89-2003PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Esiy B. Williams was dismissed in 1988 from his position as City Attorney for the City of River Rouge because of political and personal incompatibility with newly-elected Mayor Daniel Cooney. He now seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and pendent state contract claims. We affirm the district court in holding that Williams’s dismissal did not violate the first amendment but we reverse its grant of summary judgment to defendants on the contract claims and remand for dismissal of those claims without prejudice.
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The City Charter of River Rouge provides for a City Attorney,…
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