Legal Opinion
Williams v. Butler
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1988No. Nos. 83-2534, 83-2641PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The sole issue on remand is whether the City of Little Rock, Arkansas may be held liable for the unconstitutional discharge of a municipal court clerk by a municipal judge in 1981. Twice now our decision holding the City of Little Rock liable by a divided court has been vacated and remanded by the United States Supreme Court. In 1986 the Court remanded for further consideration in light of Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati, 475 U.S. 469, 106 S.Ct. 1292, 89 L.Ed.2d 452 (1986). Our decision on remand was then vacated for reconsideration in light of City of St.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- Laura Nix v. Bobby Norman, Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training and the State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Ledbetter v. City of Topeka, KSCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
- George Mandel v. John Doe (Name Unknown, an Escambia County Prison Employee), Escambia County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Starrett v. WadleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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