Legal Opinion

Fitzpatrick v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Transp.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 25, 1999No. CIV. A. 99-64PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

KATZ, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Brent Fitzpatrick alleges that his termination by defendant Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and by a PennDOT County Manager, Carl Tosi, was in violation of various federal and state laws. Before the court is defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint.

Factual Background 1

As a result of childhood polio, Mr. Fitzpatrick has an atrophied and paralyzed left shoulder and upper arm. See Compl. ¶ 5. He worked at PennDOT for nineteen years, starting in 1978 as a Highway Maintenance Worker. In 1982 he became an…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Taylor v. Altoona Area School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Halstead v. Motorcycle Safety Foundation Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Williams v. Pennsylvania State Police-Bureau of Liquor Control EnforcementDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000

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