Legal Opinion
Prue v. City of Syracuse
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 6, 1994No. 876, Docket 93-7822PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal asks us to determine whether the due-process right to a hearing before termination of a police officer’s employment under § 73 of the New York Civil Service Law was clearly established in November 1987. Holding that it was, the district court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the grounds of qualified immunity. We reverse.
FACTS AND BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Stanley G. Prue started working as a police officer in the Syracuse Police Department in September 1967. Beginning in October 1976 Prue served as president of the police department’s…
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