WHITE v. MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL AND GAS BD.

No. 79-3836.

650 F.2d 540 (1981)

Joe Davis WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cupit & Maxey, John L. Maxey, II, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

William A. Allain, Atty. Gen., Hubbard T. Saunders, IV, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEE, TATE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Clyde R. Davis is the supervisor and administrator of the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board ("Board"), which was created by state law to oversee production of Mississippi's oil and gas resources. Davis, with the Board's concurrence, hired Joe Davis White for an Engineer II position in December of 1976, when White was 52 years old. In August of 1978, the Board formally voted to terminate White effective September 15; White was not provided a pretermination...

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