Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Medford
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1997No. 96-1650PublishedCited by 278 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DONALD S. RUSSELL wrote the majority opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON, Judge WIDENER, Judge NIEMEYER, Judge WILKINS, Judge HAMILTON, Judge LUTTIG, and Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge ERVIN wrote a dissenting opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
DONALD S. RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.
Bobby Lee Medford (“Medford”) was elected sheriff of Buncombe County, North Carolina, in November 1994. The plaintiffs in this action were deputy sheriffs, serving as employees. Shortly after his election, he dismissed several deputy…
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