Legal Opinion
Phyllis Carver Thomas Fox April Moore Roberta Rudolph v. Tom Foerster, an Individual and Chairman, Allegheny County Commissioners County of Allegheny
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 12, 1996No. 96-3008PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Allegheny County and Tom Foerster, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Allegheny County and a member of the Allegheny County Salary Board, charging that Foerster had eliminated their jobs with Allegheny County because they supported Joe Brimmeier in the Democratic primary for Prothonotary. Allegheny County and Foerster moved for summary judgment based on absolute legislative immunity because plaintiffs’ positions had been eliminated by a vote of the Salary Board. Foerster also claimed…
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