Legal Opinion
Fishman v. De Meo
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 8, 1985No. Civ. A. 81-2660, 81-2889, 81-3769, 82-2333, 82-5489, 83-2165 and 84-3150PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
On December 5, 1984,1 entered an Order denying the Republican City Committee’s motion to dismiss the City of Philadelphia’s cross-claim. This memorandum explains the rationale of that Order.
In these seven consolidated cases, certain employees and former employees of the Philadelphia Traffic Court allege that they were fired or harrassed because of their political or union affiliations. The defendants include a number of individuals and institutions alleged to have been responsible for these employment practices. Among these are the City of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Robertson v. WegmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Glus v. G. C. Murphy Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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- Harris v. Angelina County, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Langley v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Mason v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- Hoffman v. McNamaraDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1988
- Rudolph v. Adamar of New Jersey, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
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