Legal Opinion
Clyde v. Thornburgh
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 18, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-1810PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
In this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, George C. Clyde, the former Administrative Officer III (Manager) of the Philadelphia Office Building, contends that he was terminated from employment on account of his political affiliation in violation of his first amendment rights to freedom of political association. See Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347, 96 S.Ct. 2673, 49 L.Ed.2d 547 (1976). He also asserts that defendants’ failure to grant him a hearing prior to his termination from employment violated his fourteenth amendment rights to procedural due…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lester Smith v. City of PittsburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Perri v. AytchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Fitzgerald v. LarsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Erie Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of ErieDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Joint Stock Society v. UDV North America, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1999
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