Schmidt v. Borough of Stroudsburg

MEMORANDUM

NEALON, District Judge.

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint, the plaintiffs,.Charles A. Schmidt and Robert H. Greene, have alleged violations of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, specifically, the deprivation of a property interest in being denied eligibility for, and the actual position of, police officer for the Borough of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. In essence, the plaintiffs contend that the defendants conspired to “fix” the qualifying examinations in order to appoint Kenneth Nevil to the position of patrolman, thereby denying the opportunity for employment to them.…