MOORE v. CITY OF CHARLOTTE, NC

No. 84-1430.

754 F.2d 1100 (1985)

Jack K. MOORE, Appellee, v. CITY OF CHARLOTTE, NC, Appellant, and Charlotte Police Department, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Douglas Canty, Asst. City Atty., Charlotte, N.C., for appellant.

Louis L. Lesesne, Jr., Charlotte, N.C. (Gillespie & Lesesne, Charlotte, N.C., on brief), for appellee.

Before WIDENER, PHILLIPS and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.


WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina suspended police officer Jack K. Moore and demoted him in rank from a sergeant to a patrolman. According to city officials, the action was a legitimate exercise of disciplinary authority. According to Moore, the action was an unlawful exercise in racial discrimination. On this appeal, we examine the means by which Moore may prove his claim and we review the conclusion of the district court that Moore...

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