1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 130 F.3d
  5. 130 F.3d 46 (1997)
 

BAVARO v. PATAKI

Nos. 227, 917, Dockets 96-9181, 97-7159.

130 F.3d 46 (1997)

Ralph J. BAVARO; Elizabeth C. Hogan Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George E. PATAKI, individually, and as Governor of the State of New York; James G. Natoli, individually, and as Director of the State Operations of the State of New York; Barbara Ann Debuono, individually, and as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health; Karen Schimke, individually, and as Executive Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health; Jerry Jasinski, individually, and as Acting General Counsel of the New York State Department of Health; State of New York; Department of Health,

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Hamburger, Melville, NY (David N. Yaffe, Lane T. Maxson, of counsel), for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lisa LeCours, Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York, Albany, NY (Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General for the State of New York; Peter H. Schiff, Deputy Solicitor General, Nancy A. Spiegel, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.

Christopher Dunn, Arthur N. Eisenberg, Norman Siegel, New York City, for Amicus Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union.

Before: KEARSE, CABRANES, Circuit Judges, and CHIN, District Judge.

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we are asked to consider whether the positions of Associate Counsel and Assistant Counsel in the New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs, Bureau of Professional Medical Misconduct ("Bureau"), are subject to dismissal on the basis of political affiliation, or whether instead they are protected against such political patronage dismissals under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases