Legal Opinion
Bennis v. Gable
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-1277PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUYETT, District Judge.
On January 16, 1982, plaintiffs Thomas F. Bennis and Roger J. MacLean, two Allentown policemen, were demoted without a hearing by Mayor Joseph S. Daddona from the rank of detective to patrolman. This lawsuit was filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 1985. Plaintiffs allege that the demotions violated their rights under the first amendment because they were politically motivated. Plaintiffs also assert that the demotions violated the fourteenth amendment because the demotions were made without cause, they were not given the opportunity of a hearing, and…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Thomas F. Bennis, Roger J. MacLean v. Carson S. Gable, Joseph S. Daddona, City of AllentownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- DeFiore v. VignolaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993