Legal Opinion
Sames v. Gable
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 1982No. Civ. A. 82-1237PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
Complaining that they were unconstitutionally demoted from sergeant to patrolmen because of their support of an unsuccessful candidate for mayor, plaintiffs instituted suit against defendants, City of Allentown (City), Police Chief Gable and May- or Daddona. Specifically, plaintiffs, former sergeants on the Allentown police force, contend that their demotion without a hearing to determine “just cause” amounted to a “taking” of property without due process. Moreover, since the asserted motivation for the demotion was the support of a political…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ness v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Sames, Roger Troccola, Dennis, in No. 84-1020 v. Gable, Carson S. Daddona, Joseph S. City of Allentown, in No. 84-1028Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Ellison v. ScheipeDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Skrocki v. CaltabianoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Sames v. GableDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Bennis v. GableDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
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