Legal Opinion
Maryland Department of Transportation v. Maddalone
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 31, 2009No. 328, September Term, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeborah S. Eyler, J.
In January 2007, Gregory J. Maddalone, the appellee, was fired from his “Administrator VI” job with the Maryland Department of Transportation (“MDOT”), the appellant. As he acknowledges, that job was the last in a series of patronage positions he held during the administration of Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., for whom he had worked and campaigned.
Maddalone challenged his termination in the Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”), alleging that the dismissal was unconstitutional because it was based on his political affiliation, and therefore was in violation of his rights under the First…
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