Legal Opinion
Gary W. Ogletree v. L. O. Chester, Chief of Police, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1982No. 80-7928PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
The Chief of Police and the County Manager of Fulton County, Georgia, appeal the district court’s decision holding that the ap-pellee’s dismissal from his position as a Fulton County police officer denied him his due process rights. We reverse, finding that the appellee had no property right to continued employment under Georgia law.
I
Appellee Gary W. Ogletree joined the Atlanta Police Department (“APD”) in November 1971. While with the APD, he worked in the unincorporated area of Fulton County.
On April 4, 1975, the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County…
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