Legal Opinion
Melton v. City of Oklahoma City
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1989No. Nos. 85-1738 to 85-1742, 85-1811PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
These six appeals arise from a jury verdict and various post-trial orders entered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Plaintiff, a police officer, was fired by the City of Oklahoma City. Plaintiff sued the City of Oklahoma City under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1988, and 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68 (1982), alleging that he was deprived of liberty and property without due process of law and that he was discharged in retaliation for the exercise of his First Amendment speech rights.
I. FACTS
Raymon J. Melton, a lieutenant with nearly twenty-one…
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