WILLIAMS v. CITY OF VALDOSTA

No. 81-7107.

689 F.2d 964 (1982)

Richard WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF VALDOSTA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher Farrington, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

George Talley, Valdosta, Ga., Terry A. Dillard, Waycross, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and INGRAHAM, Senior Circuit Judge.


R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Richard Williams filed this § 1983 action against his employer, appellee City of Valdosta, Georgia ("City"), alleging that the City abolished his job and demoted him because of his First Amendment activities. The district court granted the City's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and for a new trial in the alternative. The district court also denied Williams' motion for reinstatement and back pay...

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