Legal Opinion
Jurgensen v. Fairfax County
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1984No. Nos. 82-2153 (L), 83-1500 and 83-1646PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This is a § 1983, 42 U.S.C. action, brought by an employee of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Police Department, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief as well as damages and restoration of position. The defendants are the County of Fairfax, its Police Department, and two of its ranking police officers. According to his complaint, the plaintiff Jurgensen had been demoted in rank by the defendants “in reprisal of ... [his] whistle-blowing” consisting of “providing] the [Washington] Post with a copy of the [audit] Report” of the defendants on the internal…
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