Legal Opinion
DeBono v. Vizas
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided February 28, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-F-1218PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT
SHERMAN G. FINESILVER, District Judge.
This matter arises on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, filed January 24, 1977. The central issue in this case is whether the procedures followed in suspending Plaintiff from his employment violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint, filed January 3, alleges that he was suspended without pay from the Trinidad, Colorado, Police Department on October 8, 1976 by Defendant Vizas, the city manager. Plaintiff, a police sergeant, was suspended for the stated reason…
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