Mardiros v. Secretary of State

Plaintiff is the former “fee” branch manager for the office of the secretary of State in Livonia. A statewide election was held in November of 1966 and plaintiff was to be relieved of his position, ostensibly as a result of this election, effective December 2, 1966. However, he obtained an ex parte injunction on November 30, 1966, to restrain the secretary of .State, his immediate superior, from proceeding with the removal action. Following the denial of plaintiff’s effort to add the civil service commission as a party defendant, the injunction was dissolved by the trial court on January…