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BURCHETT v. CHEEK

Civ. A. No. 85-0065-B.

637 F.Supp. 1249 (1985)

Patsy BURCHETT, Plaintiff, v. Phillip Lee CHEEK and County of Lee, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Big Stone Gap Division.

December 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia D. Kinser, Pennington Gap, Va., for plaintiff.

Gregory E. Lucyk, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for Fitz-Hugh.

Henry Keuling-Stout, Mullins, Winston, Keuling-Stout, Thomason & Harris, Norton, Va., for Phillip Lee Cheek and County of Lee.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KISER, District Judge.

I. Introduction

A jury trial was held in the above-captioned matter on September 11-12, 1985. In response to special verdict questions, the jury found that Plaintiff was not reappointed to her position as assistant general registrar of Lee County, Virginia, solely because of her political party affiliation, specifically with the Republican party. The jury awarded compensatory damages in the amount...

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