Legal Opinion
Lester Smith v. City of Pittsburgh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 12, 1985No. 84-3501PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOYITER, Circuit Judge.
The City of Pittsburgh appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment and awarding damages to plaintiff Lester Smith on his claim that the City violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by discharging him from his employment without affording proper notice and an adequate opportunity to contest the charges. The merits of Smith’s claim present difficult legal issues that we need not reach because we conclude, in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wilson v. Garcia, — U.S. -, 105 S.Ct. 1938, 85 L.Ed.2d…
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