Legal Opinion
Fox & Co. v. Schoemehl
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1982No. 81-1884PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that plaintiffs were dismissed from their positions as city auditors for the City of St. Louis, Missouri for political reasons in violation of the first amendment. The district court 1 519 F.Supp. 849, held that because plaintiffs were not public employees they were not protected from political dismissal. We affirm.
FACTS
Plaintiffs are a public accounting firm and its partners. They were appointed by Mayor James F. Conway of the City of St. Louis, Missouri to audit the books and records of the St. Louis Board of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lefkowitz v. TurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sweeney v. BondCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Earl E. Nickens v. Carl WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Lundblad v. CelesteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Coalition for Sensible & Humane Solutions v. WamserDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1984
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