Legal Opinion
Gary Murphy, Cross-Appellee v. City of Flagler Beach, and Daniel H. Bennett, Cross-Appellants. Gary Murphy v. Flagler Beach, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1985No. 83-3273, 83-3743PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Gary Murphy began working as a police officer for the City of Flagler Beach, Florida, (“the City”) in July 1977. In 1979, he received a letter from Police Chief Daniel H. Bennett, dated January 18, which informed him that he would be fired if he did not voluntarily resign. An attachment to the letter alleged three specific reasons for Bennett’s decision: (1) Murphy had violated Florida law by recklessly displaying a firearm in arresting one McSorely on January 3, 1979; (2) on November 22, 1978, Murphy left the city unprotected for one hour by leaving Flagler…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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