Legal Opinion
Russell v. Hodges
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 6, 1972No. 136, Docket 71-2176PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are four former state or city employees who claim that their dismissals were unconstitutional because they were not first given “a hearing upon stated charges.” Their complaint, filed in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, made the following allegations of fact:(1) Plaintiff Russell, a veteran of the United States Army who enlisted on April 19, 1954 and was discharged on October 25, 1957, was employed as a “cleaner,” a position in the labor class of the New York State Civil Service, by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Moose Lodge No. 107 v. IrvisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Katzenbach v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Robert W. Hadley v. County of Du PageCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Albert J. Wahba v. New York University and Severo OchoaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Robert P. Koch v. David L. Yunich, Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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