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ABASIEKONG v. CITY OF SHELBY

No. 83-1598.

744 F.2d 1055 (1984)

Aniedi ABASIEKONG, Appellant, v. CITY OF SHELBY and David Wilkison, Individually and in his capacity as City Manager, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Gresham, Charlotte, N.C. (Jonathan Wallas, Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wallas & Adkins, P.A.; George Daly, Charlotte, N.C., on brief), for appellant.

Raboteau T. Wilder, Jr., William E. Moore, Jr., Gastonia, N.C. (Mullen, Holland & Cooper, P.A., Gastonia, N.C., on brief), for appellees.

Before WIDENER, PHILLIPS and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges.

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Aniedi Abasiekong, a Nigerian-born black, originally sued his employer, the City of Shelby, North Carolina, and City Manager David Wilkison, alleging that his discharge from the position of Director of the City Housing Department violated 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983.1 Seeking both compensatory and punitive damages, Abasiekong contended that his discharge...

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