Gallagher v. City of Cleveland

Plaintiffs-appellants, eleven police officers 1 of the Cleveland Police Department and taxpayers of the city of Cleveland, initiated this action in the court of common pleas against several parties-defendants, including the city of Cleveland, the mayor, members of the Cleveland Civil Service Commission, and two officers, Harold Laubenthal and Richard Kazmir, both of whom hold the position of deputy chief of police in the Cleveland Police Department. Plaintiffs sought a declaration that Section 135.042 of the Codified Ordinances of the city of Cleveland (C.O. 135.042) was null and void as…