Legal Opinion

Harley v. Schuylkill County

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 23, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-861PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HUYETT, District Judge.

Plaintiff John R. Harley has brought this civil rights action, raising a variety of theories in support of his request for relief. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss on several grounds. We ruled earlier on several portions of this motion, denying the motion to dismiss with respect to a number of plaintiff’s claims. 1 However, other issues remained, and we believed further briefing by the parties would be helpful. There now remain before us essentially two issues for decision: first, whether the right to refuse to perform an unconstitutional act is…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Jones v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Gremo v. KarlinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Balletta v. SpadoniCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Anderson v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  5. Schreiner v. McKENZIE TANK LINES, ETC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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