235 F. Supp. 2d 45 - Mihos v. Swift’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “[i]n the exercise of her discretion, Swift had concluded that Mihos'[s] `acts and omissions concerning the Authority's finances, particularly during the time period culminating with the Authority's October 30, 2001[,] [b]oard meeting and immediately thereafter, were fiscally irresponsible, resulting in adverse consequences of substantially decreasing projected revenues of the Authority, damaging the Authority's credit outlook, and creating financial instability.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Mihos v. Swift · Mihos v. Swift

2. “expressive elements of Swift's actions arise out of the exercise of her discretion in performing her duties as the Acting Governor of the Commonwealth. Swift was required to exercise that discretion because she was faced with what she perceived to be, among other things, gross fiscal irresponsibility on the part of [Mihos.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Mihos v. Swift · Mihos v. Swift

3. “Swift further found that the alternative revenue plan prepared by Mihos was created `hurriedly' and in a `haphazard' manner, and that it did not `adequately' compensate for the revenues that had been lost as a result of [Mihos's and Levy's] actions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Mihos v. Swift · Mihos v. Swift