Frank Hoffman, Etc. v. City of Warwick, Renauld Langlois, Etc. v. City of East Providence

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal from the dismissal of two class actions brought in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Plaintiffs, military veterans employed by the Cities of East Providence and Warwick, Rhode Island, brought these actions against their employers and state and city officials. The complaints allege that the defendants^ failure to properly administer a Rhode Island statute, providing for seniority credits for certain veterans, and the retroactive repeal of that statute, violated plaintiffs’ rights under the federal…