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FEENEY v. SHIPLEY

No. 97-3715.

164 F.3d 311 (1999)

Timothy E. FEENEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles SHIPLEY; State of Ohio; Ohio Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin L. Shoemaker (argued and briefed), Christensen, Shoemaker & Winkler, Columbus, Ohio, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jack W. Decker (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Employment Law Section, Columbus, Ohio, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: MERRITT, JONES, and SILER, Circuit Judges.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Timothy Feeney sued defendants the Ohio Department of Public Safety ("the Department"); Charles Shipley, its Director; and the State of Ohio. Feeney, a former employee of the Department, alleged that he had been unconstitutionally terminated from his position because of his political affiliation. The district court found that political affiliation was an appropriate requirement for the effective...

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