Case Title: Quinn v. Grimes

Citation: 177 Vt. 181, 2004 VT 89, 861 A.2d 1108

Docket Number: 

State: vermont

Court: Vermont Supreme Court

Date: 2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

Document:
Quinn v. Grimes (2002-543); 177 Vt. 181; 861 A.2d 1108

2004 VT 89

[Filed  10-Sep-2004]

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                                 2004 VT 89

                                No. 2002-543

  Sean Quinn	                                 Supreme Court

                                                 On Appeal from
       v.	                                 Chittenden Superior Court

  Barbara Grimes, et al.	                 November Term, 2003	

  Matthew I. Katz, J.
      
  Norman R. Blais, Burlington, and Karen R. Shingler, Burlington, for
    Plaintiff-Appellant.

  Allan R. Keyes of Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd., Rutland, for
    Defendants-Appellees.

  PRESENT:  Amestoy, C.J., Dooley and Skoglund, JJ., and Allen, C.J. (Ret.),
            and Gibson, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned

        
       ¶  1.  DOOLEY, J.  Plaintiff Sean Quinn appeals an order by the
  Chittenden Superior Court granting summary judgment to defendants City of
  Burlington, acting by and through the Burlington Electric Department, and
  Barbara Grimes, manager of the Burlington Electric Department (defendants). 
  On appeal, plaintiff claims the trial court erred when it dismissed his 42
  U.S.C. § 1983 action for violation of his procedural due process rights
  because he was a tenured public employee who was fired without the benefit
  of the procedural safeguards required by Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v.
  Loudermill,