Legal Opinion

Knauth v. North Country Legal Services

District Court, N.D. New York

Decided October 17, 1983No. 81 CV 512PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

McCURN, District Judge.

During a period of internal strife at North Country Legal Services, Inc., the plaintiff Christopher Knauth received a letter terminating his employment as a Senior Attorney. He had been with NCLS just under six months at the time and, under the terms of the NCLS Personnel Manual, was considered a probationary employee. Having moved his large family some 200 miles to AuSable Forks, New York in reliance on employment with NCLS, Knauth was exposed to great hardship by the termination.

In April of 1981, Knauth commenced an Article 78 proceeding…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Public Utilities Commission v. PollakSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Gerald B. Lefcourt, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Legal Aid SocietyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. D'Avino v. TrachtenburgAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. D'Avino v. TrachtenburgAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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