Legal Opinion
Serge v. City of Scranton
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 20, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-0316PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CALDWELL, District Judge.
I. Introduction.
Defendants, the City of Scranton, James McNulty, its Mayor, Carlon O’Malley, Jr., Scranton’s Director of Public Safety, and Robert N. Williams, Superintendent of Police, have filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint. Plaintiffs, members of Scranton’s police force “injured on duty,” allege in this section 1983 action that rule 301.7 of the police department manual, dealing with injured police officers, is unconstitutional on its face and as applied.
II. Discussion.
A. Plaintiffs’ Complaint States A Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted.
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- Salvadore Rotolo v. The Borough of Charleroi (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Janet Shawgo and Stanley Whisenhunt v. Lee Spradlin, Chief of Police, City of Amarillo, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Crain v. Board of Police Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police Department of St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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