Otis Neil Turner, Jr., Plaintiff/appellee/cross-Appellant v. City of Reno, Defendant/appellant/cross-Appellee

976 F.2d 738 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Otis Neil TURNER, Jr., Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. CITY OF RENO, Defendant/Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Nos. 91-16063, 91-16120. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 17, 1992. Decided Sept. 21, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 Otis Neil Turner, Jr., former Fire Chief for the City of Reno, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Reno against his claims that the City lacked cause to discharge him and violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the terms of his contract in the process. 1 3 The City of Reno cross appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Turner on his claim that the City Manager lacked authority to terminate him and the district court's award of back pay from the date of the City Manager's purported termination till the date of the City…