AVERITT v. CLOON

No. 85-1430.

796 F.2d 195 (1986)

James AVERITT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Honorable William G. CLOON, Jr., Circuit Judge, both in his official capacity and individual capacity, County of Gogebic and Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, as said Board was constituted at the time of this cause of action and as it presently exists, both in their official capacities and individual capacities, consisting of Oreste Chiantello, Richard Sofio, Samuel Sorenson, Leo Stanczak, Stephen Thomas, Carl Anderson and Peter Napel, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1986.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Murphy (argued), Humphrey & Murphy, Ironwood, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Merry A. Rosenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Lansing, Mich., Walter L. Hansen, Clancey, Hansen, Chilman, Graybill, & Greenlee, P.C., Ishpeming, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before KRUPANSKY and GUY, Circuit Judges: and HOLSCHUH, District Judge.


KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant James Averitt ("plaintiff") initiated this action which charged the defendants with constitutional infringements and violation of his civil rights arising pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986, and 2000e-1 et seq. Federal jurisdiction was predicated upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343.

Plaintiff had been a police officer for the City of Ironwood, Michigan from June, 1976 through April...

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