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Andrews v. City of Monroe, Louisiana

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 7, 1971
442 F.2d 1335 (5th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 71-1205.

June 7, 1971.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; Benjamin C. Dawkins, Jr., Judge.

Charles A. Traylor, II, Asst. Dist. Atty., Robert W. Kostelka, Dist. Atty., Monroe, La., for appellants.

Paul Henry Kidd, Robert P. McLeod, Kidd McLeod, Monroe, La., for appellees.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, and DYER, Circuit Judges.


In this case the District Judge found as a fact that the discharge of two teachers in the Monroe City School System was prompted by constitutionally impermissible reasons. Rule 52(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, decides the matter. Not being able to say, from the record before us, that the findings below were clearly erroneous the judgment of the District Court is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Andrews v. City of Monroe, Louisiana

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 7, 1971
442 F.2d 1335 (5th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

Andrews v. City of Monroe, Louisiana

Case Details

Full title:Jimmy ANDREWS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF MONROE, LOUISIANA…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 7, 1971

Citations

442 F.2d 1335 (5th Cir. 1971)

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