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MATTHEWS v. COLUMBIA COUNTY

No. 01-10863.

294 F.3d 1294 (2002)

Elaine MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Richard Reynolds, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hudson, Hull, Towill, Norman & Barrett, Augusta, GA, for Columbia County.

Kristina M. Anderson, Maxwell & Anderson, Aiken, SC, John M. Brown, John Michael Brown, P.C., Augusta, GA, Joseph J. Pappacoda, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Matthews.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and HILL and LAY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case deals with the question of whether a county can be held liable, under Section 1983, when some — but less than a majority — of the county's commissioners vote to eliminate a public employee's job for an unconstitutional reason. We conclude that it cannot.

BACKGROUND

This suit arises out of the elimination of Plaintiff Elaine Matthews's ("Plaintiff") job with Defendant Columbia County ("County"). Plaintiff was employed...

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