GEORGE v. HATCHER

No. 45A04-8706-CV-177.

527 N.E.2d 199 (1988)

Dianne GEORGE, Millie Young and Velma Gore, Individually and in Their Joint Capacities, Appellants, v. Richard Gordon HATCHER, Individually and in His Capacity As Mayor of the City of Gary, the City of Gary, a Municipal Corp., Department of Redevelopment of Gary, a Municipal Corp., Maurice E. Baptiste, Individually and in His Capacity As Vice President of the Gary Redevelopment Commission, Dalia Olivarez, Individually and in His Capacity As Secretary of Gary Redevelopment Commission, Emma D. Robinson, Individually and As a Member of the Gary Redevelopment Commission, Philip Rutledge, Individually and As a Member of Gary Redevelopment Commission, Richard Rockwell, Individually and As Executive Secretary of the Gary Redevelopment Commission and Clifford E. Minton, As a Member of the Gary Redevelopment Commission, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

August 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Kopack, Gilyan Hanson & Kopack, Merrillville, for appellants.

Julian B. Allen, Gary, for appellees.


MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Diane George, Millie Young, and Velma Gore (Employees) claimed their civil rights were violated under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when they lost their jobs with the Department of Redevelopment of the City of Gary under an employee reorganization plan that phased out their positions. However, the trial court granted summary judgment against them and in favor of Richard Gordon Hatcher, Mayor of the City of Gary, the City of Gary, and the Department...

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