MULLINS v. CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

No. 85-7311.

785 F.2d 1529 (1986)

Michael Ray MULLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, and Sal Vizzini, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmy Alexander, Alexander, Corder & Plunk, Athens, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Glenn F. Manning, Watts, Salmon, Roberts, Manning & Noojin, Huntsville, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is an action brought by appellant Michael Ray Mullins against the City of Huntsville, Alabama under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging certain actions taken by the city against him in his capacity as a municipal police officer. After hearing argument, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the appellee city finding no basis for municipal liability under § 1983 based upon Monell v. Department of Social Services...

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