TAVANO v. COUNTY OF NIAGARA, NEW YORK

No. CIV-83-650C.

621 F.Supp. 345 (1985)

Samuel L. TAVANO, Plaintiff, v. The COUNTY OF NIAGARA, NEW YORK, and Glenn S. Hackett, as County Attorney for the County of Niagara, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. New York.

October 29, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miles A. Lance, North Tonawanda, N.Y., for plaintiff.

Hurwitz & Fine (Theodore J. Burns, of counsel), Buffalo, N.Y., for defendants.


CURTIN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff was terminated from his position as Assistant County Attorney of Niagara County on February 18, 1983. Relying on Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507, 100 S.Ct. 1287, 63 L.Ed.2d 574 (1980); Mt. Healthy City Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 97 S.Ct. 568, 50 L.Ed.2d 471 (1977); and Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347, 96 S...

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