Legal Opinion
Picard v. Members of Employee Retirement Board of Providence
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 28, 2001No. 00-2367, 00-2580PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This civil rights action represents another chapter in a pitched battle over the pension benefits due to retired municipal employees of the City of Providence. The district court below disposed of several of plaintiffs’ claims at summary judgment and, later, dismissed the remaining claims on jurisdictional grounds. Plaintiffs seek reversal of the district court’s order dismissing their claims under the Contract Clause, Takings Clause, and Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution. We affirm the district court’s judgment in toto.
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