Legal Opinion
McKnight v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 4, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-3060PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Leroy McKnight, has brought this civil rights action to redress an alleged denial of due process of law during his discharge from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The action arises under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(3)-(4). The defendants are SEPTA, the eleven individuals who comprise the SEPTA Transportation Board, and SEPTA’s General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, William Eaton; Director of…
2Cases cited94 opinions
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Kedra v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- McKnight v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Schweiker v. GordonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- United States Ex Rel. Hoss v. CuylerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Ventetuolo v. BurkeDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1978
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