Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 9, 1981No. Civ. A. H-79-998PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, District Judge:
In this civil action, the six plaintiffs, who are Baltimore City firefighters, are challenging provisions of the Baltimore City Code which require that certain Fire Department employees retire at the ages of fifty-five and sixty. Plaintiffs contend that this legislation (1) violates provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the “ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq; 1 (2) contravenes 42 U.S.C. § 1983; and (3) is violative of the Fourteenth Amendment. As relief, plaintiffs are seeking a declaratory judgment, a permanent injunction, back pay…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National League of Cities v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Stanley ORZEL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF WAUWATOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- John Dibiase v. Smithkline Beecham CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Johnson v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ramirez v. Puerto Rico Fire ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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