Legal Opinion
Keenan v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 17, 1992No. 91-1306PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, defendants challenge the district court’s March 19, 1991 order dismissing in part their motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and/or remitti-tur and/or new trial and challenge the amount of attorneys’ fees and costs. The plaintiffs in this case alleged that their equal protection and free speech and association rights had been infringed upon and that they were unlawfully transferred from their posts in the Homicide Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A jury awarded the plaintiffs…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Rode v. DellarcipreteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by228 opinions
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- In Re Teleglobe Communications Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Martin O. Washington v. Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Martin WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Nuveen Municipal Trust Ex Rel. Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund v. WithumSmith Brown, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
- Janet L. Evans v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Angelo Dinome Laura Toole Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Janet L. Evans v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Angelo Dinome Laura TooleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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