Legal Opinion
Joyner v. Lancaster
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided December 23, 1982No. C-82-765-WSPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HIRAM H. WARD, Chief Judge.
On July 9, 1982, plaintiff Harry Leon Joyner filed a complaint against defendants Manly Lancaster and Forsyth County in which plaintiff alleges that the defendant Lancaster discharged him from employment in the Sheriff’s Department because of his support of Lancaster’s opponent in a Democratic Party primary election campaign. Plaintiff seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter is now before the Court upon plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (July 9, 1982). Plaintiff requests reinstatement to his former position in the…
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