Legal Opinion
Robert W. Knight v. The Town of Glocester, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 16, 1987No. 86-2129PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This case involves an attempt by the district court to cut through a Gordian knot of statutory regulations in which plaintiffappellee Robert Knight was entangled. Unfortunately, the cutting of the knot also severed some basic legal principles.
Plaintiff was discharged from the Glocester, Rhode Island, Police Department because he could not attain the status of a certified police officer under the pertinent Rhode Island statute. Knight brought suit in federal court alleging jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (federal question) and 28 U.S.C. § 1343 (violation of civil…
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