United States Tenth Circuit

A judgment for defendant-municipality in an action alleging race-based discrimination and retaliation for protected speech, in violation of the Fair Housing Act and several civil-rights statutes, in connection with defendant's demolition of certain buildings and its refusal to extend a janitorial contract is reversed in part as to: 1) dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. section 1981 claim; and 2) dismissal under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine of certain claims against defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/21/2006
• Published 03/22/2006

Judges

• HARTZ, Circuit Judge., Before LUCERO, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and HARTZ, Circuit Judge. 

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bret D. Landrith, Law Offices of Bret D. Landrith, Topeka, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sherri Price, Assistant City Attorney, City of Topeka, Topeka, KS, for the Defendant-Appellee.