WILLIAMS v. BUTLER

Nos. 83-2534, 83-2641.

746 F.2d 431 (1984)

Debbie WILLIAMS and Linda Stanley, Plaintiffs/Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. William R. BUTLER, Defendant, v. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, Third-Party Defendant Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1984.

Rehearing Granted December 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Brown, Little Rock, Ark., for third-party defendant appellant/cross-appellee.

Philip E. Kaplan, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiffs/appellees/cross-appellants.

Before BRIGHT, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing En Banc Granted December 5, 1984.

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

The defendant, the City of Little Rock (City), appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the prevailing plaintiff, Debbie Williams, awarding her compensatory damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), for a violation of her First Amendment rights by defendant Butler, a municipal judge. We affirm, but remand for a consideration by the district court of the supplemental motion...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases