1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 779 F.3d
  5. 779 F.3d 522 (2015)
 

AUSTIN v. LONG

No. 14-2044.

779 F.3d 522 (2015)

Gary V. AUSTIN, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fletcher LONG, in his individual and official capacity as Prosecuting Attorney for the First Judicial District for the State of Arkansas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 23, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nga Mahfouz , AAG, argued, Little Rock, AR, ( Regina Haralson , AAG, of Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Austin Porter, Jr. , argued, Little Rock, AR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Gary Austin brought this employment discrimination suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 against Fletcher Long, the head prosecutor for an Arkansas judicial district. Austin is an African American who alleges that Long fired him because of his race. Long moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. The...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases