Legal Opinion
Lane v. City of LaFollette
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2007No. 06-5803PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Landon Lane is the former Recreation Director of the city of LaFollette, Tennessee (the “City”). In the November, 2004 mayoral election, Plaintiff supported Defendant Cliff Jennings’ opponent, Lucy Lobertini. Defendant Jennings won the election. After the election, Defendants Jennings, Robert Fannon and Hansford Hatmaker, all members of City Council, voted to terminate Plaintiff. Plaintiff sued Defendants in their individual and official capacities pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging, inter alia, that they violated several of his rights secured by the…
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