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SINGLETON v. CECIL

No. 97-1726.

133 F.3d 631 (1998)

David C. SINGLETON, Appellant, v. Don CECIL, Individually and in his official capacity as Chief of Police; Harley Moyer; Ivan Parker; Kevin Tidwell; Della Price; City of Advance, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1998.

Order Vacating Opinion and Judgment on Grant of Rehearing March 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim R. Bruce, Kennett, Missouri, argued, for Appellant.

D. Keith Henson, St. Louis, MO, argued (Matthew R. Shetley, on the brief), for Appellees.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, and McMILLIAN and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

After the City of Advance, Missouri, terminated the employment of police officer David Singleton, Singleton sued the City of Advance's police chief and members of its city council under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994). Singleton initially claimed that he was terminated in retaliation for his knowledge of the police chief's allegedly improper purchase of an automobile. After discovery revealed that Singleton was discharged because his wife and daughter...

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