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|facts=Fitzgerald (plaintiff) is dismissed after giving a testimony to the U.S. Congress. At the testimony hearing, he complains about cost overruns. | |facts=Fitzgerald (plaintiff) is dismissed after giving a testimony to the U.S. Congress. At the testimony hearing, he complains about cost overruns. | ||
Fitzgerald files a complaint with the United States Civil Service Commission. | Fitzgerald files a complaint with the United States Civil Service Commission. The examiner at the Civil Service Commission found that the re-organization at the Air Force was impermissible. The dismissal of Fitzgerald occurred improperly. However, the examiner didn't regard Fitzgerald's termination as retaliatory. | ||
|procedural_history=Fitzgerald filed a federal lawsuit for damages (monetary award for the harm he suffered). | |||
|comments=*[[Section_1983_Litigation/Personal_Liability:_Qualified_Immunity#Summary_Judgment_Motions_Before_and_After_Discovery.3B_Discovery_on_Disputed_Factual_Issues]] | |comments=*[[Section_1983_Litigation/Personal_Liability:_Qualified_Immunity#Summary_Judgment_Motions_Before_and_After_Discovery.3B_Discovery_on_Disputed_Factual_Issues]] | ||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | ||
Revision as of 21:43, December 9, 2022
| Harlow v. Fitzgerald | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
|---|---|
| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 1982 |
Facts
Fitzgerald (plaintiff) is dismissed after giving a testimony to the U.S. Congress. At the testimony hearing, he complains about cost overruns.
Fitzgerald files a complaint with the United States Civil Service Commission. The examiner at the Civil Service Commission found that the re-organization at the Air Force was impermissible. The dismissal of Fitzgerald occurred improperly. However, the examiner didn't regard Fitzgerald's termination as retaliatory.Procedural History
Fitzgerald filed a federal lawsuit for damages (monetary award for the harm he suffered).
