Legal Opinion

Jill Mancini v. Northampton County

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 9, 2016No. 15-2790, 15-2873, 15-3012PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

RESTREPO, Circuit Judge.

Jill Mancini, a former assistant county solicitor in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Northampton County,-County Executive John Brown, and County Solicitor ■Victor Scomillio, in connection with their termination of her employment. Mancini, a Democrat, alleged that she was a protected career service employee and that the newly elected Republican administration wrongfully dismissed her in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause and the First Amendment. A jury found that Northampton County,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Lightning Lube, Inc. v. Witco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  5. Blunt v. Lower Merion School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by45 opinions

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  5. Igwe v. SkaggsDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2017

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