Legal Opinion
Paul Wimmer v. Suffolk County Police Department and Peter F. Cosgrove, Commissioner of Suffolk County Police Department, Suffolk County
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 5, 1999No. Docket 97-7321PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Paul Wimmer appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Wexler, J.) dismissing his claims for money damages against de fendants-appellees Suffolk County Police Department (the “Police Department” or “Department”) and Peter F. Cosgrove, Commissioner of the Department. Wim-mer, who was a probationary police officer in the Department, alleged that he was terminated at the end of his probationary period because of his stance against racism in the Department and his political beliefs. Wimmer…
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