Legal Opinion
Quinn v. Grimes
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 10, 2004No. 2002-543PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
¶ 1. Plaintiff Sean Quinn appeals an order by the Chittenden Superior Court granting summary judgment to defendants City of Burlington, acting by and through the Burlington Electric Department, and Barbara Grimes, manager of the Burlington Electric Department (defendants). On appeal, plaintiff claims the trial court erred when it dismissed his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for violation of his procedural due process rights because he was a tenured public employee who was fired without the benefit of the procedural safeguards required by Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- William C. Powell v. Thomas J. Mikulecky, George Oates, Ruth Stephens and Wendall GilliamCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Fritzeen v. Trudell Consulting Engineers, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2000
- O'Neill v. CarlisleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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