HOOVER v. KNIGHT

No. 80-5038.

678 F.2d 578 (1982)

Teresa G. HOOVER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dewey W. KNIGHT, Jr., individually, and as interim county manager of Dade County, Florida, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

June 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray A. Greenberg, First Asst. County Atty., Melinda S. Thornton, Asst. County Atty., Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Bruce S. Rogow, A.C.L.U., Allen Hyman, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JONES, TJOFLAT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


JONES, Circuit Judge:

This action was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Teresa G. Hoover, a former police officer of the Dade County, Florida, Public Safety Department. The case was submitted to the district court on stipulated facts. The appellee was employed by the Dade County Public Safety Department as a police officer. On April 15, 1975, she was served with a notice that she was being dismissed as of the close of business on that day. The dismissal was based...

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