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BUTLER v. HAMILTON

No. 75-1492.

542 F.2d 835 (1976)

David BUTLER and Leon Willis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Frederick Hugh HAMILTON as Director of the Black Education Program at the University of Colorado, and James Corbridge as Vice President in charge of Minority Affairs at the University of Colorado, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony F. Renzo and Jon B. Clarke, Denver, Colo., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard A. Tharp, Asst. Atty. Gen., Boulder, Colo., for defendants-appellees.

Before LEWIS, Chief Judge, SETH, Circuit Judge, and MORRIS, District Judge.

LEWIS, Chief Judge.

Appellants Butler and Willis brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging their first and fourteenth amendment rights were violated when their employment was terminated because of a press conference they held. The action was tried to the district court of the District of Colorado which found that the press conference was not the motivating cause of appellants' discharge and entered judgment for defendants Hamilton and Corbridge. For...

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