Legal Opinion
Suddarth v. Slane
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 25, 1982No. Civ. A. 80-0210-APublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, W. D. Suddarth, has initiated this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking compensatory and punitive damages, backpay, reinstatement and injunctive relief. Jurisdiction attaches pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The plaintiff alleges that he was deprived of his constitutional rights to due process, freedom of association and equal protection of the law when his employment with the Virginia State Police (hereinafter called Department) was terminated for disreputable conduct. The plaintiff is a citizen of Smyth…
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