Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Thetford
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided January 26, 1973No. Civ. A. 3847-NPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VARNER, District Judge.
This cause is a proceeding by Plaintiff Abbott, Chief Probation Officer of the Circuit Court, Domestic Relations Division of Montgomery County, Alabama, against Defendant Thetford, Judge of that Court, for the allegedly wrongful discharge of Plaintiff by the Defendant for violation by Plaintiff of a departmental order issued by the Defendant to Plaintiff and other employees of that Court. The Judge ordered that his staff not bring suits with possible exceptions. Plaintiff brought suit as next friend for certain minors.
This Court has jurisdiction because of the…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Abbott v. ThetfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Abbott v. ThetfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- C. D. (Denny) Abbott v. William F. Thetford, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Judge of the Family Court of Montgomery County, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- C. D. (Denny) Abbott v. William F. Thetford, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Judge of the Family Court of Montgomery County, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976