Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Mayor of Elsmere
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 17, 2011No. 467, 2010PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Chief Justice:
The Mayor and Town Council (collectively, the Panel) of the Town of Elsmere terminated Liam Sullivan’s employment as Chief of Police. Sullivan appealed his termination to the Superior Court, which affirmed the Panel’s decision. Sullivan now appeals the Superior Court judgment. Because the Panel’s failure to recuse a biased member could not be cured by the votes of the remaining Panel members, the Panel violated Sullivan’s due ’process rights. Therefore, we reverse.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 15, 2008, Sullivan became the Chief of Police for the Town of…
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