Legal Opinion
James R. Bartholomew v. Frank Fischl and City of Allentown
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 7, 1986No. 85-1355PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, an officer of a bureau of health sponsored by two cities, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against one of the cities and its mayor, claiming that his rights under the due process clause and the first amendment were violated when the health bureau was abolished and he thereby lost his position. The district court, 602 F.Supp 946, after permitting appellant to amend the complaint, dismissed his claim against the city for failure to allege sufficiently specific facts to support a finding of municipal liability under Monell v. Department of Social…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by91 opinions
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