THOMAS v. TOWN OF DAVIE

No. 87-5207.

847 F.2d 771 (1988)

Everett Earl THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWN OF DAVIE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cathy Jackson Lerman, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael T. Burke, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for Town of Davie, et al.

Before KRAVITCH and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.


CLARK, Circuit Judge:

The district court dismissed Earl Thomas' § 1983 claim with prejudice and denied his motion for reconsideration. In the latter motion, plaintiff alleged "each of the defects found by this Court to render the complaint untenable are clearly subject to amendment and easily curable." We agree, and therefore reverse, and direct the district court to allow Thomas to amend his complaint.

I.

Thomas filed a five-count complaint...

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