Janet Shawgo and Stanley Whisenhunt v. Lee Spradlin, Chief of Police, City of Amarillo, Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1983-03-28

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TATE, Circuit Judge: The plaintiffs Janet Shawgo and Stanley Whisenhunt, former police officers employed by the Amarillo Police Department (the Department), sued the City of Amarillo, the Chief of Police, and various members of Amarillo’s Civil Service Commission (the Commission) seeking reinstatement and monetary damages. They allege that the defendants, acting in accordance with…

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