Legal Opinion
Rick Morgan v. City of Rawlins and Abe Deherrera
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1986No. 84-2252PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Rick Morgan instituted this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983,1988, alleging the city of Rawlins (City) and Abe DeHerrera, appellees, deprived him of his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by encouraging him to voice his concerns about problems in the City’s police department and then terminating his employment shortly thereafter. In a concise opinion, the United States District Court of Wyoming granted the motion to dismiss filed by the City and Mr. DeHerrera, holding that res judicata barred the present action. Appellant urges error in the district court’s…
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