Legal Opinion
Bever v. Gilbertson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1984No. Nos. 83-1790, 83-1791PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge:
In 1981, West Virginia’s Department of Highways allegedly was confronted with the need to substantially cut its expenditures. It chose to terminate the employment of a large number of lower echelon employees. According to plaintiffs, the sole or principal criterion for the selection of those to be terminated was political party affiliation. Loyal Democrats were to be retained while Republicans and Independents were to be terminated.
There are now pending in the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia a number of cases brought by terminated employees of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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- Luisa A. De Abadia v. Hon. Luis Izquierdo MoraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Robert B. Brown v. Texas a & M UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Drake v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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