Legal Opinion
Rieger v. Township of Fairfield
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 9, 2005No. 04-1197Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
Pearl Rieger appeals the order of the District Court for the District of New Jer*945sey granting summary judgment for the Township of Fairfield (“Township”) on her claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Rieger claims that she was wrongfully terminated as municipal clerk during her three year term of office and was deprived of her due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment when the Township failed to afford her any notice or a hearing. The District Court found that Rieger had no property interest in the remainder of her term and, therefore, was not entitled…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Diane Blair v. Scott Specialty Gases Thomas Barford Jerry StumpCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- McCurrie v. Town of KearnySupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
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