Legal Opinion
Bell v. Lackawanna County
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 31, 2012No. Civil Action Nos. 3:08-CV-1926, 3:08-CV-737PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER, District Judge.
Shortly after a new administration took office in Lackawanna County in January of 2008, the seventeen plaintiffs in these two actions, all of whom were County employees who supported the prior administration, were terminated. They claim that Democratic County Commissioners Corey O’Brien and Michael Washo terminated them because of their affiliation with the Republican party, in violation of their First Amendment rights. The Commissioners and the County deny this contention and move for summary judgment against all plaintiffs. Were defendants…
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