Legal Opinion
Monti v. Flaherty
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 14, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-103PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GOURLEY, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1343, 2201, and 2202, and 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986. Plaintiff contends that defendants, acting under color of state law, violated his constitutional rights by improperly dismissing him from his employment with the City of Pittsburgh.
The facts may be briefly stated. Leonard J. Monti was employed as a police officer by the City of Pittsburgh. Robert E. Coleville, one of the defendants and Superintendent of Police of Pittsburgh, notified him by letter dated January 14, 1972, that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- James Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Beynon v. SCRANTONSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Kiekow v. Village of ChenequaDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1972
3Cited by2 opinions
- McKnight v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Williams v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987