United States Tenth Circuit

Summary judgment was improperly granted to defendants on former police officer's pre-termination due process claim. He appears to have received neither a summary of reasons for his termination nor an opportunity to respond to the charges.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/28/2004
• Published 04/28/2004

Judges

• HENRY, Circuit Judge., Before HENRY, HOLLOWAY, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Batton, Norman, OK, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen Brent Bahner, Fischl, Culp, McMillin, Chaffin, Bahner & Long, LLP, Ardmore, OK, for Appellee City of Ardmore;  Stefan K. Doughty, Ass't Attorney General, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Appellee Gary Henry;  and James Patrick Hunt, James R. Moore & Assocs., P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Appellee Fraternal Order of Police.