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HILL v. CITY OF PONTOTOC, MISS.

No. 92-7337.

993 F.2d 422 (1993)

Rickey HILL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY of PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI, et al., Defendants, City of Pontotoc, Mississippi, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 2, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary E. Friedman, Susan D. Fahey, Phelps Dunbar, Jackson, MS, for defendant-appellant.

Jim Waide, Luther C. Fisher, IV, Tupelo, MS, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Former city fire chief Rickey Hill sued the City of Pontotoc, Mississippi, claiming the City fired him without due process. A jury found for Hill and the district court awarded back pay and front pay, in lieu of reinstatement. The City appeals and we affirm.

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The City of Pontotoc, Mississippi, hired Rickey Hill as a firefighter in 1978 and promoted him to fire chief in 1986. As fire chief, Hill supervised...

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