Legal Opinion

S. Martin Gordon Eric Ole Thorsen and Joel J. Flick v. County of Rockland, the County of Rockland, C. Scott Vanderhoef Paul v. Nowicki

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 27, 1997No. 1070, Docket 96-9192PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Assistant County Attorneys for the County of Rockland, New York, terminated by the County Attorney in 1994, bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging their dismissal was unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The County of Rockland and its individual representatives appeal the court’s judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs.

Background

When C. Scott Vanderhoef, a Republican, was elected Rockland County Executive in 1993, he appointed Paul Nowieki, also a Republican, as County Attorney. In 1994, Nowieki terminated S. Martin Gordon,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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