SILVA v. BIELUCH

No. 01-15721.

351 F.3d 1045 (2003)

Rolando SILVA, Ken Thomas, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edward W. BIELUCH, in his individual capacity and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Palm Beach County, Florida, Kenneth Eggleston, in his individual capacity and in his official capacity as Undersheriff of Palm Beach County, Florida, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed November 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Dolin, Rothstein, Rosenfeldt, Dolin & Pancier, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Keith C. Tischler, Powers, Quaschnick & Tischler, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and BLACK and COX, Circuit Judges.


EDMONDSON, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs are deputy sheriffs who filed suit after they were transferred from their probationary lieutenancies back to their previous positions by Defendant. At the time, Defendant Bieluch was the newly elected sheriff. Plaintiffs had not supported Defendant Bieluch's candidacy; they had supported his opponent, the incumbent sheriff.

Plaintiffs appeal the district court's dismissal, with prejudice, of their complaint under Fed.R.Civ...

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