Legal Opinion

Francis Muscare v. Robert J. Quinn, Individually and as Commissioner, Chicago Fire Dept.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 17, 1975No. 74-1460PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant-Museare, a fireman with the Chicago Fire Department since 1955, was suspended from his duties for a 29-day period from February 27 to March 28, 1974, on the ground that his “goatee” violated the Department’s hair regulations. 1 On March 11, 1974, appellant filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking injunctive relief and claiming that his constitutional right to determine his personal appearance had been violated. The district court held a hearing on the matter and denied relief.

On this appeal, Lt. Muscare strenuously argues…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Breen v. KahlCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
  5. Richard W. Hostrop v. Board of Junior College District No. 515, Counties of Cook and Will, and State of Illinois, a Body Politic and CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Thurston v. DekleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  2. Waite v. Civil Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Charles L. Boals, Cross-Appellant v. Frank H. Gray, Superintendent, Ohio State Reformatory, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  4. Bailey v. KirkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  5. Francis Muscare v. Robert J. Quinn, Individually and as Commissioner of the Chicago Fire DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980

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