Legal Opinion
Soelter v. King County
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided July 10, 1996No. C94-1724ZPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ZILLY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Sonia Soelter was the Acting Manager of Records and Elections for King County, Washington from May 14, 1993 to March 7, 1994, when she was dismissed by the newly elected King County Executive, Gary Locke. Ms. Soelter claims that Mr. Locke, a Democrat, dismissed her from her job because she is a Republican. She brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that her discharge for political reasons was in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. 1 The defendants have moved for summary judgment, arguing that Ms. Soel-ter’s position was one for…
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