CHRISTIAN v. BELCHER

Nos. 87-6078, 87-6252.

888 F.2d 410 (1989)

John H. CHRISTIAN, Plaintiff-Appellant (87-6078), Plaintiff-Appellee (87-6252), v. Delzinna S. BELCHER, Raymond Ike Hall, Elijah Buell, Eldon Fox, Orville Wynn, Abe Bailey, Jr., Defendants-Appellees (87-6078), Defendants-Appellants (87-6252).

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Stark, Jr., argued, Barbourville, Ky., for John H. Christian.

Sherry Brashear, argued, Eugene Goss, and Mark David Goss, Alan C. Wagers, Harlan, Ky., for Delzinna S. Belcher, et al.

Before JONES and RYAN, Circuit Judges, and HULL, District Judge.


NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants-appellees in this employment termination action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). Defendants-appellees cross-appeal from the denial of their request for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982). For the reasons that follow, we reverse in part the district court's grant of summary judgment, affirm the denial of attorney...

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