Chaney v. Village of Potsdam

KENNEDY, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the district court order granting summary judgment to Defendants in this employment-termination case stemming from the suspension of the operations of a police department. Plaintiffs argue that the district court erred when it (1) found that Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights were not violated, and (2) dismissed Plaintiffs’ state-law claims. We AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs, members of the Village of *20Potsdam1 police force, sued Defendants after the Village voted to suspend the operation of the Village Police Department. Plaintiff Bobby J. Chaney was hired by the…