Bizzarro v. Miranda.U.S. Appeals Court DISCIPLINE EQUAL PROTECTION Bizzarro v. Miranda Miranda, in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus. Miranda innocent and noble-minded daughter of Prospero. [Br. Lit.: The Tempest] See : Naïveté (language) Miranda , 394 F.3d 82 (2nd Cir. 2005). Corrections officers The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. brought a suit against a county and corrections officials, alleging violation of their Fourteenth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment, addition to the U.S. Constitution, adopted 1868. The amendment comprises five sections. Section 1 Section 1 of the amendment declares that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens and citizens rights. The officers were subjected to disciplinary charges and one officer was removed from a privileged work assignment after he refused to assist in an internal investigation. The district court denied summary judgment for the defendants and they appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the officers failed to establish an equal protection claim against corrections officials because there was no showing that the officials intentionally in·ten·tion·al adj. 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight. See Synonyms at voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. treated them differently from other similarly-situated officers. The court noted that the officers were disciplined for refusing to assist in the investigation and to deter other officers from similarly refusing to assist in investigations. (Westchester County Department of Corrections, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) |
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