Legal Opinion
Local 736, Williamsport Firefighters v. City of Williamsport
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1979No. 78-1254 CivilPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, Chief Judge.
In this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, nine plaintiffs, firemen and citizens of Williamsport, Pa., seek to represent all the citizens of Williamsport as a class and to challenge their (plaintiffs’) lay off as firemen in that city. 1 , 2 Defendants are the city of Williamsport, its Mayor and the City Council. Plaintiffs claim that as citizens and taxpayers of Williamsport, they have a “property” interest in the adequacy of their fire protection and that the layoff has deprived them of this interest without due process of law. In their…
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