Legal Opinion
Day v. City of Providence
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 4, 2004No. C.A. 03-178SPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
SMITH, District Judge.
When the new Mayor of the City of Providence decided to cut payroll costs, one of the positions he selected for elimination was the Superintendent of Automotive Maintenance Division. Stephen Day, a politically active former head of the Providence Firefighters Union, held that position, and was terminated. Mr. Day, the Plaintiff in this action, believed the elimination of his position was not about saving money, but was directly related to his political and other First Amendment-protected activity. The City contends Day was terminated to save money, and…
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