Legal Opinion
Maciariello v. Sumner
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1992No. Nos. 91-1226, 91-1268PublishedCited by 371 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Robert Maciarello and Daryl Rowell are former officers of the Lancaster, South Carolina, city police department. They brought this action, alleging two claims under state law and one, alleging an infringement of free speech, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants are W.B. Sumner, the chief of police; Paul Paskoff, the city administrator; the city; and the police department. Plaintiffs sought money damages only.
Following discovery, all parties moved for summary judgment. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on the state law claims, but…
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