Legal Opinion
Hill v. Gill
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 13, 1989No. Civ. A. 86-0503TPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
TORRES, District Judge.
This is an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In it, the plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (the “DOT”) which make an individual’s criminal record a basis for denying that individual a permit to operate school buses.
FACTS
The plaintiffs are Sylvia Hill, James Banker and Gloria Butler. Prior to June of 1986, they were licensed by the State of Rhode Island to operate school buses and were employed in that capacity by local school districts. The defendants are DOT…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
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