Hawks V. City Of Pontiac And Reginald Turner

The plaintiff, Ray Hawks, appeals from the District Court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Pontiac and to Reginald Turner, the Police Chief, in this § 1983 action arising from the demotion of Hawks from Police Lieutenant to Police Sergeant. Hawks raises three issues on appeal: 1) whether the residency requirement of the collective bargaining agreement between the City and the policemen's union which adopts the City Charter's residency provision is unconstitutionally vague; 2) whether he was deprived of his constitutional right to due process when he was denied a hearing before the City Council prior to his demotion; and 3) whether the City of Pontiac has applied its residency requirement in a discriminatory manner in violation of the equal protection clause. The District Court found that no constitutional violations occurred. We agree.