Legal Opinion
Nunnery v. Barber
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1974No. 73-2502PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff is a discharged manager of a state-operated liquor store in West Virginia. Contending her discharge was for patronage purposes and thereby violated her First Amendment rights, and was without due process, she sued the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner both individually and officially for affirmative injunctive relief restoring her to her former position and for actual and punitive damages. She based federal jurisdiction on § 1983, 42 U.S.C., and § 1343, 28 U.S.C. The Commissioner moved to dismiss the action for want of jurisdiction…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- John Burns v. Richard J. Elrod, Individually and as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, Etal.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Marino v. BowersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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