Legal Opinion
Harris v. City of Wilmington
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 29, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-351-JJFPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARNAN, District Judge. .
Plaintiff Victor W. Harris, a patrol officer with the Wilmington Police Department, brought this civil rights action against former Chief of Police Dennis Regan, 1 and the City of Wilmington, on the ground that his name was wrongfully removed from the Police Department’s eligibility list for promotion from patrolman to sergeant. Plaintiff’s five count Complaint alleged: (1) racial discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981; (2) actions constituting a Bill of Attainder; (3) denial of equal protection in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983; (4) deprivation of a property…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ness v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Loretta E. Stana v. School District of the City of Pittsburgh and Charles N. AllebrandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Aiello v. City of Wilmington, Del.District Court, D. Delaware · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Dziewior v. City of MarengoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- Kirschling v. Lake Forest School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1988
- United States Ex Rel. Karr v. CastleDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Hitchens v. YonkerDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1996