Legal Opinion
Savage v. Gorski
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 20, 1988No. Nos. 908, 981, 982, Dockets 88-7019, 88-7027 and 88-7029PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is by Dennis T. Gorski, who assumed office as County Executive for Erie County on January 1, 1988. Gorski was preliminarily enjoined by the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, John T. Elfvin, Judge, from terminating the employment of three Erie County employees on the theory that firing them would violate their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The employees are Violet A. Savage, Confidential Secretary to the Director of the Erie County Correctional Facility; Elbert Hargesh-eimer, III, Coordinator for Pre-Trial Release…
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