Legal Opinion
Joseph H. Bieluch, Jr. v. Bernard Sullivan, Commissioner of Public Safety, I/o
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 27, 1993No. 1368, Docket 92-9314PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Joseph H. Bieluch, Jr., appeals from a summary judgment granted by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Alan H. Nevas, Judge, holding that qualified immunity protected defendant Bernard Sullivan from liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for summarily transferring Bieluch from his position as resident trooper. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.
*668FACTS AND BACKGROUND
Bielueh joined the Connecticut police force in 1967. In 1973, he became one of two “resident troopers” for the Town of New Hartford, Connecticut.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by35 opinions
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