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LAYDEN v. COSTELLO

No. 80-CV-300.

517 F.Supp. 860 (1981)

Leon M. LAYDEN, Plaintiff, v. Earl COSTELLO, As Commissioner of the Washington County Department of Social Services, Harold Gould, individually and as Chairman of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, and Washington County Board of Supervisors, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. New York.

March 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeGraff, Foy, Conway, Holt-Harris & Mealey, Albany, N. Y., for plaintiff; Carroll J. Mealey, Albany, N. Y., of counsel.

James C. Tomasi, Salem, N. Y., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM — DECISION AND ORDER

MUNSON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Leo Layden is the incumbent attorney for the Department of Social Services in Washington County, New York, and brings this action for injunctive and monetary relief to prevent his dismissal from the Department due to his political affiliation. More specifically, plaintiff alleges that the Republican Commissioner of the Department, Earl Costello, notified plaintiff by letter dated April...

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