WILLIAMS v. BUTLER

Nos. 83-2534, 83-2641.

802 F.2d 296 (1986)

Debbie WILLIAMS and Linda Stanley, Plaintiffs/Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. William R. BUTLER, Defendant, v. The CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, Third-Party Defendant/Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark., for third-party defendant/appellant/cross-appellee.

JoAnn Maxey, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiffs/appellees/cross-appellants.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, ROSS, McMILLIAN, ARNOLD, JOHN R. GIBSON, FAGG, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges, En Banc.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case is before the court on remand from the United States Supreme Court for further consideration in light of Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati, ___ U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. 1292, 89 L.Ed.2d 452 (1986). The issue we must decide is whether, in light of Pembaur, municipal liability may be imposed upon the City of Little Rock under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the single unconstitutional discharge of a municipal court clerk...

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