Legal Opinion
Brewer v. Chauvin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1991No. 89-2980PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Bennie Brewer was discharged from his position as Deputy Sheriff of St. Francis County, Arkansas without being given a hearing. Brewer filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988). The District Court, holding that Brewer had a property interest in the deputy sheriff position and that the manner of his discharge violated his Fourteenth Amendment right not to be deprived of property without due process of law, awarded Brewer back pay in the amount of $6,897.00 and ordered the defendants to grant him a hearing.1 The merits of the decision to fire Brewer were not…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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