Legal Opinion
Rutledge v. City of Shreveport
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 17, 1975No. Civ. A. 18062PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STAGG, District Judge.
In this action, complainant, Charles Elliott Rutledge, is seeking equitable re lief requiring defendant to pay back pay, due since the date of his alleged wrongful dismissal; reinstatement to his former job as a police officer; and a declaratory judgment providing that defendant cannot automatically terminate complainant’s employment merely because he exercises certain rights afforded him by the Constitution and the laws of the United States relating to bankruptcy. Jurisdiction of this Court over the matter arises by virtue of 28 U.S.C. § 1331, as the matter in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Perez. v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Reitz v. MealeySupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Kesler v. Department of Public Safety of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- In re HicksDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1905
3Cited by16 opinions
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- In Re HurdUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1980
- Henry v. HeyisonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Handsome v. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, ETC.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1978
- Application of GahanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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