Legal Opinion
Jong Hee Small, Personal Representative of the Estate of Delbert Small v. The Inhabitants of the City of Belfast and James Murphy, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 27, 1986No. 85-1861PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, Jong Hee Small, personal representative of the estate of Delbert Small, appeals the district court’s dismissal of her section 1983 action (42 U.S.C. § 1983) against the City of Belfast, Maine, and James Murphy, city manager of Belfast. Plaintiff’s testate Delbert Small (“Small”), filed suit alleging violations of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. His allegations stemmed from his claim that he was discharged from his position as a security guard at the Waldo County General Hospital as a result of a communication from defendant Murphy…
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