Legal Opinion
Lindquist v. City of Coral Gables
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided March 4, 1971No. Civ. 70-979PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION *
ATKINS, District Judge.
This is a case where the City of Coral Gables, an affluent bedroom community in South Florida, urges that it is essential in maintaining safety, order and discipline to require that members of its fire department not wear sideburns extending below the earlobes. A violator of this policy now brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sections 1981, 1983, 1985(3) and 28 U.S.C. Sections 1331, 1343, 2201 and 2202 seeking compensatory damages and reinstatement as a firefighter with the City of Coral Gables. Before reaching the legal contentions involved, it…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mrs. Margaret Burnside v. James ByarsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- L. W. Ferrell and Jo Ferrell, Next Friends of Phillip Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Francis Muscare v. Robert J. Quinn, Individually and as Commissioner, Chicago Fire Dept.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Board of Selectmen v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Dwen v. BarryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- People v. VegaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Eugene R. Brown v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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