RIGGS v. COM. OF KY.

No. 83-5137.

734 F.2d 262 (1984)

Shelby RIGGS, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1984.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver H. Barber, Jr., argued, Thomas J. Banaszynkski, Gittleman & Barber, Louisville, Ky., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Donald H. Balleisen, argued, Jerry E. Abramson, Patrick A. Nepute, Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Louisville, Ky., for defendants-appellees.

Before KEITH and KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs, forty-two laid off merit service employees of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging constitutional violations arising from their discharge from employment. Named defendants are the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Governor and thirty-five officers of the Commonwealth both in their official and individual capacities.

The defendants filed motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and motions for...

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