United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants, city officials, on plaintiff's claims of racial discrimination and deprivation of a property right under 42 U.S.C. sections 1981 and 1983 is affirmed where plaintiff could not establish a prima facie case for his section 1981 claim, and his section 1983 claim failed as there was no evidence that he would have had a property interest in the extended portion of a contract.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/05/2006
• Published 07/05/2006

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, JOHN R. GIBSON and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lorraine Hatcher, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nga Ostoja-Starzewski, argued, North Little Rock, AR, for appellee.