Legal Opinion
Wright v. Phipps
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided February 5, 1990No. Civ. A. 88-0059-BPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs, former employees of either the Sheriffs Department, or Commissioner of the Revenue, or the Board of Supervisors of Dickenson County, Virginia, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988, claiming that they were discharged from their County jobs for political reasons, and seeking both temporary and permanent injunctions returning them to their jobs, plus compensatory and punitive damages, and attorney’s fees.
The case is now before the court on cross motions for summary judgment filed by all of the plaintiffs…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gausmann v. City of AshlandDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1996
- Thacker v. PeakDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1992
- Christian v. Cecil County, Md.District Court, D. Maryland · 1993
- Hicks v. PhippsDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1990