Legal Opinion
Rolando Silva v. Edward W. Bieluch
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 25, 2003No. 01-15721PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs are deputy sheriffs who filed suit after they were transferred from their probationary lieutenancies back to their previous positions by Defendant. At the time, Defendant Bieluch was the newly elected sheriff. Plaintiffs had not supported Defendant Bieluch’s candidacy; they had supported his opponent, the incumbent sheriff.
Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s dismissal, with prejudice, of their complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiffs contend the district court erred in concluding they…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Bryant v. Avado Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- McKinney v. PateCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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