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ELLINGTON v. CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND

No. 11-3700.

689 F.3d 549 (2012)

William ELLINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND; Eric J. Brewer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Bruce B. Elfvin , Elfvin Besser, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Ronald K. Riley , City of East Cleveland, East Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Bruce B. Elfvin , Barbara Kaye Besser , Stuart Torch , Elfvin Besser, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Ronald K. Riley , City of East Cleveland, East Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: DAUGHTREY and CLAY, Circuit Judges; CLELAND, District Judge.

OPINION

CLELAND, District Judge.

In August 2008, Plaintiff William Ellington accepted the position of Deputy Clerk of the City Council of East Cleveland and walked into a political crossfire. The City Council wanted him in, but the then-Mayor, Defendant Eric Brewer, stood in the way. Not until November 2008, after the resolution of an approximately three-month-long standoff between the City Council and the Mayor, did Ellington begin receiving regular paychecks...

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