Legal Opinion
Zane W. Mason v. Village of El Portal, Anna Ward, L.D. Kennedy, and Tony Ferguson, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 21, 2001No. 99-15246PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff is a white male. When his term as chief of police in Defendant municipality expired, the Village council voted 3-2 not to reappoint him. He filed a complaint against the municipality pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging in two separate counts racial discrimination and a violation of his right to free speech. In a third count he sued the three council members that voted against reappointing him for a conspiracy to violate his civil rights under § 1985(2).
After motions for summary judgment were filed, Plaintiff moved to amend the conspiracy count to allege a §…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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