Legal Opinion
Patterson v. City of Chester
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 21, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-2920PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WEINER, District Judge.
This § 1983 action involves the summary dismissal by the City of Chester of an employee in the city’s Bureau of Health. It is alleged that the plaintiff was dismissed without a hearing and in violation of her First Amendment rights. It is also alleged that the dismissal violates Pennsylvania’s “Anti-Macing” Act. Defendants have presently moved to dismiss the action pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure alleging: (1) that § 1983 does not provide jurisdiction nor is there $10,000 in controversy to permit general federal question…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Jones v. McElroyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Drennon v. Philadelphia General HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- 6th Camden Corp. v. Evesham Tp., Burlington Cty.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1976
- Pitrone v. MercadanteDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Sovereign News Co. v. FalkeDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1977
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