Legal Opinion
Eugene E. Wigginton v. Reginald A. Centracchio
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 13, 2000No. 98-2053PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLLAK, District Judge.
This case involves a claim by the plaintiff — the appellant in this court — that his status as a commissioned officer in the Rhode Island Army National Guard was wrongfully terminated. Plaintiff challenged that termination by suit brought, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in a Rhode Island state court against two defendants — appellees in this court — the Adjutant General of the Rhode Island Army National Guard and the State of Rhode Island. The suit was removed to the United States District Court for Rhode Island. Following brief discovery, the District Court granted the…
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