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· 1/29/1993

Leo HECK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FREEPORT and Mayor Richard Weis, Defendants-Appellees

Citations

  • 985 F.2d 305
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 1441
  • 60 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 42,021
  • 60 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1229
  • 1993 WL 18775

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “[m]ere procedural rights . . . do not of themselves give rise to property interests protected under the Fourteenth Amendment”
  • noting that property interests arising from mutually explicit under- standings only could occur “if consistent with official law”
  • approving district court's determination on summary judgment that General Inspector's position was exempt from patronage dismissal ban as a matter of law
  • finding no property interest in continued employment for city General Inspector
  • finding no property interest in continued employment for city General Inspector
  • “[M]ere procedural rights . . . do not of themselves give rise to property interests protected under the Fourteenth Amendment.”

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Judges: Cummings, Flaum, Kanne

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