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Fired Trumbull Co. engineer employee sues new engineer
TweetYOUNGSTOWN — Nicole Klingeman, a Bristolville woman fired by Trumbull County’s new county engineer during his first week in office in January, has filed a federal lawsuit over the firing.
She says her firing was in retaliation for her support of Engineer David DeChristofaro’s opponent in the 2008 primary, Randy Smith.
The suit, naming DeChristofaro as defendant in his personal and official capacities, was filed today in U.S. District Court here and is assigned to Judge Peter C. Economus. Klingeman is of Bristol Townline Road.
A press release from the law firm of Subodh Chandra of Cleveland, which filed the suit, said the firing violated Klingeman’s First Amendment rights to free speech and association and the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which guarantees due process and equal protection rights. The suit seeks $2 million in compensation.
For the complete story, see Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com
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When will these public employee trough eating pigs get it? This is sickening; lose you public servant cushiony job, so you go and sue the government entity for compensation instead of using that energy to go out and find another job.
Government Job = Welfare State. It's easier to let a lawyer sue than to get off your dead butt and get another job. Why do you think the majority of people hold a government job? Probably because a real employer with actual work that needs accomplishing and a time frame to abide by would never hire half of these people.