ATKINS, District Judge: This court is presented with the wholesale refusal of a newly elected sheriff to reappoint or rehire any of his predecessor’s employees. The complaint alleged that the newly elected sheriff discharged the plaintiffs for political reasons in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , and for racial reasons in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 .…
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