Legal Opinion
Robert T. Guiney, Etc. v. Francis M. Roache, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 2, 1987No. 87-1219PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff brought an action challenging, on federal constitutional grounds, Boston Police Department Rule 111, which authorizes urinalysis drug testing of Department employees. After a trial on the merits, the district court decided sua sponte to abstain from the exercise of federal jurisdiction, on the authority of Railroad Comm’n v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S. 496, 61 S.Ct. 643, 85 L.Ed. 971 (1941). See Guiney v. Roache, 654 F.Supp. 1287 (D.Mass.1987). Plaintiff now appeals the district court’s order dismissing the case. We conclude that abstention was improper and vacate…
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