Legal Opinion
Gallegos v. City & County of Denver
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1993No. 91-1169PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee Patricia A. Gallegos was appointed by Denver Mayor Federico Pena as Director of Affirmative Action on January 5, 1987. She was a nontenured political appointee serving at the pleasure of the mayor. She held this position until January 1, 1988, at which time she was removed as Director of Affirmative Action and placed in the position of Deputy Manager of Public Works for Finance Administration, another nontenured appointment. Plaintiff held this position for three months until her termination by the mayor on April 11, 1988.
Following her termination,…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- 63 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1567, 60 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 42,003 Patricia Gallegos v. City and County of Denver Federico Pena William Roberts David Miller Kathy Archuleta Allegra Haynes Kevin Marchman Larry Fullerton John Mrozek Ruth Rodriguez Michael Musgrave Randy Alexander Ron Younger George Doughty, King HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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