Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided February 21, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-356 MMSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
In June, 1981, plaintiff Chalmers A. Edwards was fired from his job as Executive Director of Luther Towers, a low and moderate income housing development. Edwards then instituted this action for reinstatement and damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. (“LSS”), which owns and operates Luther Towers, and Reverend Raymond C. Best, the president of LSS. Edwards claims that his dismissal deprived him of property and liberty without due process in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. He also asserts pendent state law…
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