THOMPSON v. LINK

No. 74-526 C (1).

386 F.Supp. 897 (1974)

Van Dyke THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. Kenneth LINK, as an Individual, and in his capacity as Director, United States Marshal Service for the Eastern District of Missouri, Department of Justice, St. Louis, Mo., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Missouri, E. D.

December 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Sherby and Francis H. Kennedy, Legal Aid Society of the City and County of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo. for plaintiff.

Donald J. Stohr, U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

MEREDITH, Chief Judge.

This action is before the Court on defendants' motion to dismiss. The motion will be granted for reasons stated below.

Plaintiff, a black man, applied for employment as a deputy United States marshal on or about October 16, 1961. On or about December 5, 1961, plaintiff received a written notice from Mr. Olin Bell, then Director of the St. Louis office of the United States Marshal Service, stating that the plaintiff...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases