HAWKS v. CITY OF PONTIAC

No. 88-1159.

874 F.2d 347 (1989)

Ray HAWKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PONTIAC and Reginald Turner, Jointly and Severally, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen N. Lenhoff (argued), Flint, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant Raymond Hawks.

Gail P. Massad (argued), Thomas Laginess, Livonia, Mich., for defendant-appellee City of Pontiac.

Thomas Laginess, Livonia, Mich., for defendant-appellee Reginald Turner and defendants Darrel Carie and Robert Burns.

Before MERRITT and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Ray Hawks, appeals from the District Court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Pontiac and to Reginald Turner, the Police Chief, in this § 1983 action arising from the demotion of Hawks from Police Lieutenant to Police Sergeant. Hawks raises three issues on appeal: 1) whether the residency requirement of the collective bargaining agreement between the City and the policemen's union which adopts the City Charter's...

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