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EASTMAN v. LACKAWANNA COUNTY

Civil Action No. 13-760.

95 F.Supp.3d 773 (2015)

John M. EASTMAN, Plaintiff, v. LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Corey O'Brien, and Jim Wansacz, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.

Signed March 6, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry H. Dyller , Law Office of Barry H. Dyller, Theron J. Solomon , Dyller Law Firm, Wilkes-Barre, PA, for Plaintiff.

James A. Doherty, Jr. , Scanlon, Howley & Doherty, P.C., John G. Dean , Matthew G. Boyd , Elliott, Greenleaf & Dean, Scranton, PA, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The First Amendment generally prohibits public employers from taking adverse employment actions against an employee based on their political affiliation if the employee is not in a policy-making or advisory position. In this action, a former director of public works for Lackawanna County...

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