Fairman v. Konteh.U.S. District Court TERMINATION RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EQUAL PROTECTION DUE PROCESS Fairman v. Konteh, 361 F.Supp.2d 704 (N.D.Ohio 2005). A former state corrections officer 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 [section] 1983 action against a warden WARDEN. A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers: as, the warden of the prison; the wardens of the port of Philadelphia; church wardens. , a fellow officer and a disciplinary hearing officer, alleging he was discharged on the basis of race in violation of his constitutional rights. The district court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss in part, and denied in part. The court held that the former officer stated a claim under [section] 1983 for violations of his equal protection rights by alleging that certain decisions regarding the hearing officer that was chosen to serve at his pre-termination hearing were made because of his race. The officer was terminated. The former officer allegedly made a racist comment about the hearing officer that was subsequently appointed and the court held that he sufficiently pleaded a due process claim based on disqualifying dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. bias. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. and Correction, Toledo Correctional Institution Noun 1. correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government detention camp, detention home, detention house, house of detention - an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile ) |
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