Legal Opinion
O'Brien v. Yugartis
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided September 22, 2014No. 7:12-CV-1600 (NAM/TWD)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
NORMAN A. MORDUE, Senior District Judge:
INTRODUCTION
In this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and New York State law, plaintiff claims he was wrongfully discharged from his employment as Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Potsdam, New York (“Village”).1 After plaintiff commenced the action in New York State Supreme Court, St. Lawrence County, defendants removed it to this Court on the ground of federal question jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) (“[A]ny civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts of the United States have original…
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