Legal Opinion
Ruff v. City of Leavenworth, Kan.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided July 21, 1994No. 93-2243-JWLPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This case presents difficult issues implicating important competing public and individual interests. The plaintiffs, Gregory Ruff, Russell Wood, and Linda Sanders, are present or former members of the police department of the defendant City of Leavenworth (the “City”), headed by the Chief of Police, defendant Lee Doehring. They have instituted this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in an attempt to secure declaratory and injunctive relief for alleged violations of federal law. The thrust of their claim pertains to the City’s personnel policy…
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