THOMSON v. SCHEID

No. 91-4060.

977 F.2d 1017 (1992)

James THOMSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William P. SCHEID, Individually, and in his Official Capacity as Erie County Commissioner; Erie County Department of Human Services; Catherine R. DeWalt, in her Official Capacity as Income Maintenance Administrator, Erie County Department of Human Services, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward G. Kramer (argued and briefed), Kramer & Tobocman, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

James E. McGookey (argued and briefed), Lucal & McGookey, Sandusky, Ohio, for defendant-appellee William P. Scheid.

Joan C. Szuberla (argued and briefed), Spengler, Nathanson, Heyman, McCarthy & Durfee, Toledo, Ohio, for defendants-appellees Erie County Dept. of Human Services and Catherine R. DeWalt.

Terry Griffith, Prosecutor's Office, Sandusky, Ohio, for defendant-appellee Catherine R. DeWalt.

Before: KENNEDY and JONES, Circuit Judges; and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff James Thomson appeals the order of the District Court granting summary judgment in favor of defendants William P. Scheid, Catherine R. DeWalt, and Erie County Department of Human Services in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. For the reasons to follow, we AFFIRM.

I.

Plaintiff was hired by the Erie County Department of Human Services (the "Department") in January, 1987 as a fraud investigator. He was responsible for...

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