Legal Opinion
Ritchie v. Donnelly
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 29, 1991No. 132, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
This case concerns alleged violations of the United States Constitution and of the Maryland Declaration of Rights in connection with the discharge of the plaintiff, a female deputy sheriff, from her employment with the Howard County Sheriffs Office.
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As the Circuit Court for Howard County dismissed the plaintiffs complaint, the facts for purposes of this appeal are those alleged by the plaintiff. On April 30, 1986, Sharon M. Ritchie was discharged from her at will public employment as a deputy sheriff in the Howard County Sheriffs Office. The discharge was effected by the…
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