Legal Opinion
Greensboro Professional Fire Fighters Ass'n, Local 3157 Steven B. Zimmerman v. City of Greensboro
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1995No. 94-1878PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
Steven B. Zimmerman, a firefighter in the Greensboro, North Carolina Fire Department, was passed over for promotion to captain despite being ranked first on the Fire Department’s promotion list. Zimmerman sued the City of Greensboro under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the City denied him the promotion in retaliation for his activities on behalf of the nascent Greensboro Professional Fire Fighters Association, violating his First Amendment right of…
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