Legal Opinion
Judy Williams v. William Lee Roberts, of Fulton County, Individually and in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 28, 1990No. 88-8931PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNNE, Senior District Judge:
In this action, posited upon 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the jury, responding to special interrogatories, found that “plaintiffs termination by the defendant [was] in violation of free speech rights under the First Amendment” and awarded her compensatory damages in the amount of $12,500 against Roberts in his official capacity as Fulton County Tax Commissioner (R-31). 1 In subsequent proceedings, the court ordered her reinstatement with back pay and awarded attorney’s fees in the amount of $34,488.75, and $690.11 in costs (R-48). Defendant’s Rule 50(b) motion for judgment…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rankin v. McPhersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- City of Riverside v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Darrell D. Thurman v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Watkins v. BowdenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Morgan v. FordCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- McCabe v. SharrettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Mccabe v. SharrettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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