Legal Opinion
McCrerey v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1997No. 96-1880PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge HALL wrote the opinion, in which Judge RUSSELL and Judge NIEMEYER joined.
OPINION
K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
In this civil rights action against her former supervisor and the person hired to fill her position at a state agency, Peggy S. McCrerey claimed that the decisions to fire and replace her were politically motivated and that her First Amendment rights were thereby violated. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants, and we now affirm.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Stott v. HaworthCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Akers v. CapertonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- McCrerey v. AllenDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1996
3Cited by3 opinions
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