ALLEN v. LOVEJOY

No. 76-1081.

553 F.2d 522 (1977)

Anna Marie Hill ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George S. LOVEJOY, Director of Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, Shelby County, Tennessee, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Johnson, Canada, Russell & Turner, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

Abner W. Sibal, James P. Scanlan, E. E. O. C., Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae.

R. A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, Tenn., C. Cleveland Drennon, Jr. (County Defts.), Memphis, Tenn., Edward R. Young (County Defts.), Dwight K. Luter, Memphis, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before EDWARDS, CELEBREZZE and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.


LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from summary judgment in favor of Shelby County, Tennessee and several county employees in an action charging that plaintiff was suspended from her employment in the county health department in violation of her constitutional right to be free of discrimination on account of her sex. A declaratory judgment, preliminary and permanent injunctions and damages were sought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1988. Injunctive...

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