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SHAWGO v. SPRADLIN

No. 82-1097.

701 F.2d 470 (1983)

Janet SHAWGO and Stanley Whisenhunt, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Lee SPRADLIN, Chief of Police, City of Amarillo, Texas, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Harrington, American Civil Liberties Foundation of Texas, Inc., San Juan, Tex., Selden B. Hale, Amarillo, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Merril E. Nunn, Joe Harlan and Mac W. Hancock, III, Amarillo, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, REAVLEY and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs Janet Shawgo and Stanley Whisenhunt, former police officers employed by the Amarillo Police Department (the Department), sued the City of Amarillo, the Chief of Police, and various members of Amarillo's Civil Service Commission (the Commission) seeking reinstatement and monetary damages. They allege that the defendants, acting in accordance with departmental and city rules, instituted disciplinary action against the plaintiffs for...

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