BROWN v. POLK COUNTY, IOWA

No. 93-3313.

61 F.3d 650 (1995)

Isaiah BROWN, Appellant, v. POLK COUNTY, IOWA, A Municipal Corporation; Ray Sears, Former County Administrator for Polk County; and Polk County Board of Supervisors, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1995.

Order Denying Suggestion for Rehearing September 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan W. Kellum, Tupelo, MS, argued for appellant (Robert A. Wright, Jr. and Stephen M. Crampton, on brief).

Mark Godwin, Des Moines, IA, argued for appellees.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, and McMILLIAN, FAGG, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, MAGILL, BEAM, LOKEN, HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


Order Denying Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc September 21, 1995.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

In mid-1986, Isaiah Brown, a black man who identifies himself as a born-again Christian, became the director of the information services (data processing) department for Polk County, Iowa. He reported directly to the county administrator and supervised approximately 50 employees.

In mid-1990, an internal investigation into religious activities...

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