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· 7/21/1997

Morro v. City of Birmingham

Citations

  • 117 F.3d 508
  • 38 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 19
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 18161
  • 1997 WL 368361

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “local law makes the Jefferson County Personnel Board, and not the police chief, the final policymaker with respect to police dismissals, demotions, or suspensions.”
  • explaining that § 1867(c) precludes statutory challenge to jury pool if not made before voir dire or within seven days after defect should have been known
  • explaining that “a municipal official does not have final policymaking authority over a particular subject matter when that of- ficial’s decisions are subject to meaningful administrative review” (emphasis added)
  • an issue is waived “by failing to ensure that the issue is clearly preserved in the pretrial order”

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Judges: Carnes, Henderson, Gibson

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