Legal Opinion
Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 7, 1988No. 87-1256PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1142OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
Appellant James Copeland appeals from the order of the district court granting summary judgment to defendants on all of Copeland's federal claims. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).
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We proceed to narrate the undisputed facts of record. In March 1985, Copeland, a Philadelphia policeman, had been found to be off his beat in the company of a fellow officer, who was alleged to be selling drugs and who was dismissed for the use of illegal drugs. Copeland submitted to a urinalysis following this incident, and the results were negative.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Jeffrey Panozzo v. S.A. Rhoads, Individually and as Chief of Police of the Village of East Hazel CrestCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Perez v. CucciDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1989
- Wilber v. BradyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1992
- Daryel Garrison v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
- Banks v. Dept. of Public Safety & Corr.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
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