Legal Opinion
John A. Canfield v. George M. Sullivan, James D. Dunn, Ronald A. Garzini and Fred Jones
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1985No. 84-3640PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
I. FACTS.
In September 1976, plaintiff John Can-field (Canfield) was hired by Mayor George Sullivan (Sullivan) as head of the Public Transit Division within the Department of Transportation of the Municipality of Anchorage. Canfield served a six-month probationary period and then became a permanent employee. On October 19, 1979, Can-field was summarily dismissed by James Dunn (Dunn), Director of Transportation. On November 5, Dunn wrote Canfield explaining that his dismissal resulted from “long term organizational deficiencies” regarding: improper handling…
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3Cited by12 opinions
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