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BUSH v. LUCAS

No. 77-1615.

598 F.2d 958 (1979)

William C. BUSH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William R. LUCAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Elrod, Decatur, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

J. R. Brooks, U. S. Atty., Henry I. Frohsin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, SIMPSON and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

In this action for damages against the director of a federal space flight center for alleged defamation and an alleged retaliatory demotion in violation of First Amendment protections, the district court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that he was shielded by absolute immunity under Barr v. Matteo, 360 U.S. 564, 571, 79 S.Ct. 1335, 3 L.Ed.2d 1434 (1959), and that plaintiff...

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