Legal Opinion
Assaf v. Fields
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 13, 1998No. Civil Action No. 1:CV-97-343PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CALDWELL, District Judge.
I. Introduction.
This ease presents a Branti-Elrod claim. See Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507, 100 S.Ct. 1287, 63 L.Ed.2d 574 (1980); Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347, 96 S.Ct. 2673, 49 L.Ed.2d 547 (1976). The plaintiff, Eugene F. Assaf, Sr., alleges that his first amendment rights were violated when he was fired from his job with the Department of General Services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the basis of party affiliation. The plaintiff, a Democrat, lost his job shortly after Tom Ridge, a Republican, was elected Governor. The plaintiff seeks…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Orsatti v. New Jersey State PoliceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Eugene F. Assaf v. George C. Fields Gary E. CrowellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Assaf v. FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999