Legal Opinion
Farris v. Poore
District Court, D. Maine
Decided January 23, 2012No. 2:11-cv-346-DBHPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS1
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
This motion to dismiss under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) concerns substantive and procedural due process and equal protection claims arising from the termination of a town’s code enforcement officer. I conclude that on the facts alleged in the complaint, the town employee has no federal constitutional claims and I Grant the motion to dismiss.
Background
For purposes of ruling on the motion, I take the facts alleged in the Complaint as true. The defendant Town of Falmouth employed the plaintiff Albert W. Farris, Jr. as its Code…
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