Legal Opinion
Little v. Spaeth
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 17, 1986No. Civ. 11184PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.
Little and Dietz have appealed from a partial summary judgment1 dismissing several claims in an action they filed as a result of their termination as assistant attorneys general. We affirm.
On the second working day of his term as Attorney General, Spaeth dismissed Little and Dietz from their positions as assistant attorneys general. Little arid Dietz asserted that they were classified employees 2 and could only be dismissed for cause.
None of the reasons given by Spaeth for the dismissals related to activities that occurred after Spaeth’s term commenced.
Little and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hauser v. UrchisinSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Hackworth v. LarsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
- Hammond v. North Dakota State Personnel BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Livingood v. MeeceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- Mr. G's Turtle Mountain Lodge, Inc. v. Roland TownshipNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
- Forster v. West Dakota Veterinary Clinic, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- Salazar v. Morales, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
- Kroeplin v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
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