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ABEYTA v. TOWN OF TAOS

No. 73-1828.

499 F.2d 323 (1974)

Reuben ABEYTA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The TOWN OF TAOS, a municipal corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Shoenfeld, Santa Fe, N. M. (Neil C. Stillinger, Santa Fe, N. M., on the brief), N. M. Civil Liberties Union, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Eliu E. Romero, Taos, N. M., for defendants-appellees.

Before HILL, SETH and HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judges.

HILL, Circuit Judge.

This is a civil rights action brought by former municipal employees who claim they were unlawfully discharged from their employment. Appellants are former police officers of Taos, New Mexico, a municipal corporation. Appellees are the mayor and city council of Taos, New Mexico. Jurisdiction is founded on 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1988.

The relevant facts may be summarized as follows. In March, 1972, the appellees, newly-elected...

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