Legal Opinion
Di Grazia v. COUNTY EXEC. FOR MONT. CTY.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 15, 1979No. 41, September Term, 1979PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
This appeal generally involves the applicability of the provisions of Md. Ann. Code art. 27, § 727-734D, the “Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR) to the termination by a newly elected County Executive of the Director of Police 1 for Montgomery County. Specifically, it tests the right of the Executive to remove and replace non-merit employees with those of his own choosing.
The appellant, Robert J. Di Grazia, was appointed, in 1976, Director of Police by former County Executive, James P. Gleason. The County Council confirmed the appointment on October 5,1976, and Di Grazia assumed…
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