Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/D. Johnson Willis v. Town of Trenton, North Carolina Joffree T. Leggett Charles C. Jones, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Eubanks, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Parker, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Ann Brock, Individually as Former Member of Town Council Clifton Mills, Sr., Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Bob D. Henderson, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council James R. Franck, Individually and as Former Town Mayor Sheri M. Davenport, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Harvey Rouse, Sr., Individually George W. Davenport, Individually and as Former Town Mayor C. Glenn Spivey, Individually and as Town Clerk Jesse J. Thomas, Individually Willard Odell Lewis, Individually and as a Member of Town Council Carol M. Hood, of the Will of James R. Hood, Deceased, D. Johnson Willis v. Town of Trenton, North Carolina Joffree T. Leggett Charles C. Jones, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Eubanks, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Parker, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Ann Brock, Individually as Former Member of Town Council Clifton Mills, Sr., Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Bob D. Henderson, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council James R. Franck, Individually and as Former Town Mayor Sheri M. Davenport, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Harvey Rouse, Sr., Individually George W. Davenport, Individually and as Former Town Mayor C. Glenn Spivey, Individually and as Town Clerk Jesse J. Thomas, Individually Willard Odell Lewis, Individually and as a Member of Town Council, Carol M. Hood, of the Will of James R. Hood, Deceased
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No. 716048
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
D. Johnson Willis v. Town of Trenton, North Carolina Joffree T. Leggett Charles C. Jones, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Eubanks, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Parker, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Ann Brock, Individually as Former Member of Town Council Clifton Mills, Sr., Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Bob D. Henderson, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council James R. Franck, Individually and as Former Town Mayor Sheri M. Davenport, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Harvey Rouse, Sr., Individually George W. Davenport, Individually and as Former Town Mayor C. Glenn Spivey, Individually and as Town Clerk Jesse J. Thomas, Individually Willard Odell Lewis, Individually and as a Member of Town Council Carol M. Hood, of the Will of James R. Hood, Deceased, D. Johnson Willis v. Town of Trenton, North Carolina Joffree T. Leggett Charles C. Jones, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Eubanks, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Parker, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Ann Brock, Individually as Former Member of Town Council Clifton Mills, Sr., Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Bob D. Henderson, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council James R. Franck, Individually and as Former Town Mayor Sheri M. Davenport, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Harvey Rouse, Sr., Individually George W. Davenport, Individually and as Former Town Mayor C. Glenn Spivey, Individually and as Town Clerk Jesse J. Thomas, Individually Willard Odell Lewis, Individually and as a Member of Town Council, Carol M. Hood, of the Will of James R. Hood, Deceased
No. 716048 · Decided April 2, 1996
No. 716048·Fourth Circuit · 1996·
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Case Details
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
April 2, 1996
Citation
No. 716048
Disposition
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D. Johnson Willis v. Town of Trenton, North Carolina Joffree T. Leggett Charles C. Jones, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Eubanks, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Parker, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Ann Brock, Individually as Former Member of Town Council Clifton Mills, Sr., Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Bob D. Henderson, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council James R. Franck, Individually and as Former Town Mayor Sheri M. Davenport, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Harvey Rouse, Sr., Individually George W. Davenport, Individually and as Former Town Mayor C. Glenn Spivey, Individually and as Town Clerk Jesse J. Thomas, Individually Willard Odell Lewis, Individually and as a Member of Town Council Carol M. Hood, of the Will of James R. Hood, Deceased, D. Johnson Willis v. Town of Trenton, North Carolina Joffree T. Leggett Charles C. Jones, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Eubanks, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Parker, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Ann Brock, Individually as Former Member of Town Council Clifton Mills, Sr., Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Bob D. Henderson, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council James R. Franck, Individually and as Former Town Mayor Sheri M. Davenport, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Harvey Rouse, Sr., Individually George W. Davenport, Individually and as Former Town Mayor C. Glenn Spivey, Individually and as Town Clerk Jesse J. Thomas, Individually Willard Odell Lewis, Individually and as a Member of Town Council, Carol M. Hood, of the Will of James R. Hood, Deceased is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for D. Johnson Willis v. Town of Trenton, North Carolina Joffree T. Leggett Charles C. Jones, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Eubanks, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Parker, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Ann Brock, Individually as Former Member of Town Council Clifton Mills, Sr., Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Bob D. Henderson, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council James R. Franck, Individually and as Former Town Mayor Sheri M. Davenport, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Harvey Rouse, Sr., Individually George W. Davenport, Individually and as Former Town Mayor C. Glenn Spivey, Individually and as Town Clerk Jesse J. Thomas, Individually Willard Odell Lewis, Individually and as a Member of Town Council Carol M. Hood, of the Will of James R. Hood, Deceased, D. Johnson Willis v. Town of Trenton, North Carolina Joffree T. Leggett Charles C. Jones, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Eubanks, Individually and as Member of Town Council Edward Parker, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Ann Brock, Individually as Former Member of Town Council Clifton Mills, Sr., Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Bob D. Henderson, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council James R. Franck, Individually and as Former Town Mayor Sheri M. Davenport, Individually and as Former Member of Town Council Harvey Rouse, Sr., Individually George W. Davenport, Individually and as Former Town Mayor C. Glenn Spivey, Individually and as Town Clerk Jesse J. Thomas, Individually Willard Odell Lewis, Individually and as a Member of Town Council, Carol M. Hood, of the Will of James R. Hood, Deceased in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on April 2, 1996.
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