Legal Opinion
Mayfield v. Kelly
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 23, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-2590, 91-2620 and 91-2817PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in each of these similar lawsuits are employees who were terminated in the fall of 1991 from District of Columbia government employment by Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly (“the Mayor”). Their terminations were part of an effort to reduce the bloated District of Columbia budget in order to prevent the city from sinking further into financial crisis. The Court has consolidated these cases for purposes of resolving their Fifth Amendment due process and equal protection claims. These claims are before the Court on defendants’ motions to dismiss 1 and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gregory v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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- Md. Classified Employees Ass'n, Inc. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Duncan v. Department of Personnel AdministrationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
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