MAURER v. INDEPENDENCE TOWN

No. 16-30673.

870 F.3d 380 (2017)

David S. MAURER, Plaintiff v. INDEPENDENCE TOWN, Defendant. David S. Maurer, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Nicholas J. Muscarello, Sr.; Carlo S. Bruno; Dennis Crocker; Tangipahoa Parish Rural Fire Protection District No. 2, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Joseph Hogan, Jr., Esq. , Hammond, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Glen Ray Galbraith , Attorney, Hammond, LA, Rachel Simes Guttmann , Thomas P. Anzelmo, Sr. , Kyle Paul Kirsch, Esq. , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DAVIS, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


David S. Maurer served a contentious seven months as fire chief in Independence, Louisiana, before he was fired. He contends he was entitled to notice and an opportunity to respond before that termination. Whether the Due Process Clause affords him that right turns on whether he had a property interest in his employment...

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