Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Allentown
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 22, 2009No. 09-1998PublishedCited by 311 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
Thomas Smith appeals an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Allentown and its Mayor, Ed Pawlowski, on Smith’s claims for discrimination based upon his age and political affiliation. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.
I. Background
A- Facts Underlying Smith’s Claims
At the time of Smith’s termination on October 19, 2006, he was fifty-five years old and a registered member of the Republican party. He worked as the Superintendent of the City of…
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