Haglin

MEMORANDUM *

Phineas Haglin, former Chief of Police for the City of Algona, appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the City and Mayor Glenn R. Wilson in Hag-lin’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and breach of contract action.

In September 1999, Haglin agreed to serve as Algona’s Chief of Police and signed an agreement entitled Employment Contract Between the City of Algona and Chief of Police (“Employment Contract”). The Employment Contract gave Haglin a three-year term of employment. Although Algona Mayor Glenn Wilson signed the Employment Contract in November of 1999, it was never presented to Algoná’s city attorney for approval, to the Algona *56 City Council for a vote, or to Algona’s city clerk for permanent filing. Haglin’s employment was terminated by letter dated January 6, 2000.

Haglin’s complaint alleged that he and Algona entered into an agreement that entitled him to three years of continued employment that could only be terminated for just cause. He claimed that he had adequately performed his job functions, that Algona’s decision to terminate his employment was not supported by sufficient cause, and that Algona had violated the agreement. The district court…