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Marino v. Bowers

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided January 31, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-2419PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

Plaintiff in this civil rights action was fired from his position as maintenance manager of parks and recreation for Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on February 10, 1976, by defendants, all present or former members of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners. Marino alleges that he was fired solely because he is a member of the Democratic party, and does not support the Republican party, to which all of the defendants belong. On June 29, 1979, Marino filed this suit, contending that his dismissal violated his First Amendment rights to free speech and political…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Marino v. BowersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  2. Iseley v. Bucks CountyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Shirey v. Bensalem TownshipDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Myron J. Aufiero v. Owen L. ClarkeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  5. Farkas v. ThornburghDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980

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