Legal Opinion
Maurice Winkler v. County of Dekalb, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1981No. 80-7313PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Maurice Winkler brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action complaining that DeKalb County had demoted him from his position in its Water and Sewer Department without due process of law. The district court dismissed for failure to state a claim. Because we find that appellant had a protectable property interest in his job, we reverse. 1
Winkler, a licensed engineer, was first hired by DeKalb County in 1974. In 1975 he was made project manager of the South River Advanced Waste Water Treatment Project, the largest construction project ever undertaken by the county. Two…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- MacKey v. MontrymSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Norman Jett v. Dallas Independent School District and Frederick ToddCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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- Janet Shawgo and Stanley Whisenhunt v. Lee Spradlin, Chief of Police, City of Amarillo, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Frank Hoffman, Etc. v. City of Warwick, Renauld Langlois, Etc. v. City of East ProvidenceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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