Legal Opinion
Marisa A. Soderstrum, Cross-Appellee v. Town of Grand Isle, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1991No. 89-3472PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Marisa Soderstrum brings this section 1983 action against the Town of Grand Isle, Louisiana. She alleges that the decision of the newly elected officials not to reappoint her to her old position of secretary to the chief of police violated her First Amendment and due process rights. We are persuaded that Soderstrum received due process and thus decline to decide whether due process was required; we are also persuaded that given the confidential relationship between the chief and his secretary the chief was entitled to Soderstrum’s political loyalty and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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