Legal Opinion
Knight v. Vernon
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2000No. 98-2514PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge MAGILL joined. Judge WIDENER wrote a separate opinion, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
This is a political firing case. Kathy Knight, a jailer in Rockingham County, North Carolina, claims the sheriff fired her for political disloyalty. She sued the sheriff (in his individual and official capacities) and the county under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that her First Amendment and due process rights were violated. The complaint also…
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