Legal Opinion

Cromer v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 15, 1996No. 94-1403PublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge RUSSELL and Judge MESSITTE joined.

OPINION

MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:

Patrick Cromer, an African American who sued his former employer (Johnny Mack Brown, the Sheriff of Greenville County, South Carolina) for racial discrimination and First Amendment violations, appeals from the grant of summary judgment to the sheriff on some claims and the dismissal of others. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

First, Cromer claims that because of his race…

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