Legal Opinion
Robert Swartzwelder v. Robert W. McNeilly Jr. Charles Moffat Regina McDonald City of Pittsburgh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 19, 2002No. 01-1085PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge.
The City of Pittsburgh and three officials of the Pittsburgh Police Bureau (hereinafter “the City”) appeal a District Court order granting a motion for a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Pittsburgh Police Bureau Order No. 53-7 (“Order 53-7”) and a subsequent explanatory memo. Order 53-7 requires members or employees of the Bureau to obtain clearance before testifying in court under certain circumstances. Because we find that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in granting the preliminary injunction, we affirm.
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